Which to use
“construían” is a verb and “construidas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,221
- “construían” frequency rank
- #14,105
- “construidas” frequency rank
- 59326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construían | construidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de construir. | Forma del femenino plural de construido, participio de construir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set construían and construidas apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: construían is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiãn] while construidas is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construían is recorded at frequency rank #45,221, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiãn]. 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 59326, this pair ranks #63,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of construían vs construidas
Shared letters: acnorstu. Private to "construían": í. Private to "construidas": di.
"construían" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVVC · "construidas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construidas ← cconstruidas · cnostruidas · connstruidas · consrtuidas · consstruidas · constriudas · constrruidas · construdias
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "construían" and "construidas" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering construían vs construidas
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “construían”; for a participle, it's “construidas”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “construían” entry
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