Which to use
“construcción” and “construcciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #802
- “construcción” frequency rank
- #6,162
- “construcciones” frequency rank
- 6964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construcción | construcciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de construir. | Forma del plural de construcción |
Where the eye mixes construcción and construcciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. construcción runs 12 letters (CVCCCCVCCVVC) against construcciones's 14 (CVCCCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between construcción and construcciones
A purely visual mix-up. construcción ([kõnst̪ɾukˈsjõn]) and construcciones ([kõnst̪ɾukˈsjones]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construcción is recorded at frequency rank #802, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõnst̪ɾukˈsjõn]. construcciones is at rank #6,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõnst̪ɾukˈsjones].
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 6964, this pair ranks #309,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of construcción vs construcciones
Shared letters: cinorstu. Private to "construcción": ó. Private to "construcciones": e.
"construcción" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVVC · "construcciones" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construcciones ← cconstrucciones · cnostrucciones · connstrucciones · consrtucciones · consstrucciones · constrcuciones · constrrucciones · construccinoes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "construcción" for "construcciones" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "construcción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construcciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construcción" and "construcciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construcciones vs contracciones". 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 #309,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.