Which to use
“construida” is a participle and “construir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,529
- “construida” frequency rank
- #1,599
- “construir” frequency rank
- 9128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construida | construir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de construido, participio de construir. | Edificar, hacer de nueva planta una obra de ingeniería, arquitectura o albañilería, como una casa o un edificio. |
Where the eye mixes construida and construir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: construida vs construir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: construida is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞a] while construir is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9128, 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]. construir is at rank #1,599, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ].
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 9128, this pair ranks #302,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of construida vs construir
Shared letters: cinorstu. Private to "construida": ad. Private to "construir": -.
"construida" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV · "construir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construida ← cconstruida · cnostruida · connstruida · consrtuida · consstruida · constriuda · constrruida · construdia
- construir ← cconstruir · cnostruir · connstruir · consrtuir · consstruir · constriur · constrruir · construirr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "construida" and "construir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "construida" or "construir" show up more?
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 "construir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construida" and "construir" 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 #302,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.