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

#33,038
“constituidas” frequency rank
#14,105
“construidas” frequency rank
47143
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature constituidas construidas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de constituido, participio de constituir o de constituirse. Forma del femenino plural de construido, participio de construir.

Where the eye mixes constituidas and construidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. constituidas runs 12 letters (CVCCCVCVVCVC) against construidas's 11 (CVCCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
constituidas
11 ch
construidas

Look-alike desk: constituidas vs construidas

A purely visual mix-up. constituidas ([kõnst̪iˈt̪wið̞as]) and construidas ([kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

constituidas is recorded at frequency rank #33,038, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnst̪iˈt̪wið̞as]. construidas is at rank #14,105, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞as].

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 47143, this pair ranks #121,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of constituidas vs construidas

Shared letters: acdinostu. Private to "constituidas": -. Private to "construidas": r.

"constituidas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCVC  ·  "construidas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • constituidas ← cconstituidas · cnostituidas · connstituidas · consittuidas · consstituidas · constitiudas · constittuidas · constitudias
  • construidas ← cconstruidas · cnostruidas · connstruidas · consrtuidas · consstruidas · constriudas · constrruidas · construdias

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "constituidas" for "construidas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnst̪iˈt̪wið̞as] versus [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "constituidas" or "construidas" show up more?
"construidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,105 in our Spanish list, against #33,038 for "constituidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "constituidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "construidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "constituidas" and "construidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constituidas vs constituirá". 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 #121,691 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