Which to use
“construida” is a participle and “construya” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,529
- “construida” frequency rank
- #28,699
- “construya” frequency rank
- 36228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construida | construya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de construido, participio de construir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de construir. |
Where the eye mixes construida and construya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: construida vs construya
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: construida is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞a] while construya is [kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝa]. 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 36228, 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]. construya is at rank #28,699, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝa].
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 36228, this pair ranks #181,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of construida vs construya
Shared letters: acnorstu. Private to "construida": di. Private to "construya": y.
"construida" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV · "construya" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- construida ← cconstruida · cnostruida · connstruida · consrtuida · consstruida · constriuda · constrruida · construdia
- construya ← cconstruya · cnostruya · connstruya · consrtuya · consstruya · constrruya · construay · construyya
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "construida" and "construya" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "construida" vs "construya" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "construida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construida" and "construya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construían vs construya". 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 #181,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.