conseguidosvsconstruidosConfusable pair

Which to use

“conseguidos” and “construidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,557
“conseguidos” frequency rank
#13,209
“construidos” frequency rank
42766
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conseguidos construidos
Definition Forma del plural de conseguido, participio de conseguir. Forma del plural de construido, participio de construir.

Where the eye mixes conseguidos and construidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. conseguidos (CVCCVCVVCVC) and construidos (CVCCCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

11 ch
conseguidos
11 ch
construidos

Why the eye confuses conseguidos with construidos

A purely visual mix-up. conseguidos ([kõnseˈɣ̞ið̞os]) and construidos ([kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conseguidos is recorded at frequency rank #29,557, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnseˈɣ̞ið̞os]. construidos is at rank #13,209, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞os].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 42766, this pair ranks #146,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of conseguidos vs construidos

Shared letters: cdinosu. Private to "conseguidos": eg. Private to "construidos": rt.

"conseguidos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC  ·  "construidos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conseguidos ← cconseguidos · cnoseguidos · conceguidos · conesguidos · connseguidos · consegguidos · consegiudos · consegudios
  • construidos ← cconstruidos · cnostruidos · connstruidos · consrtuidos · consstruidos · constriudos · constrruidos · construdios

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "conseguidos" and "construidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõnseˈɣ̞ið̞os] versus [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "conseguidos" or "construidos"?
"construidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,209 in our Spanish list, against #29,557 for "conseguidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "conseguidos" and "construidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "conseguidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "construidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conseguidos" and "construidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conseguida vs conseguidos". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #146,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list