Which to use
“construida” and “construidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,529
- “construida” frequency rank
- #13,209
- “construidos” frequency rank
- 20738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construida | construidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de construido, participio de construir. | Forma del plural de construido, participio de construir. |
Where the eye mixes construida and construidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses construida with construidos
A purely visual mix-up. construida ([kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞a]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construida is recorded at frequency rank #7,529, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞a]. 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 20738, this pair ranks #258,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of construida vs construidos
Shared letters: cdinorstu. Private to "construida": a. Private to "construidos": -.
"construida" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV · "construidos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construida ← cconstruida · cnostruida · connstruida · consrtuida · consstruida · constriuda · constrruida · construdia
- construidos ← cconstruidos · cnostruidos · connstruidos · consrtuidos · consstruidos · constriudos · constrruidos · construdios
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "construida" and "construidos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "construida" or "construidos"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "construida" 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 #258,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construida" and "construidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construían vs construida". 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 #258,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.