construidasvsconstruidoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: construidas is a participle, construido is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“construidas” is a participle and “construido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,105
“construidas” frequency rank
#4,315
“construido” frequency rank
18420
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature construidas construido
Definition Forma del femenino plural de construido, participio de construir. Participio de construir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set construidas and construido apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
construidas
10 ch
construido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: construidas is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞as] while construido is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞o]. 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 18420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

construidas is recorded at frequency rank #14,105, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞as]. construido is at rank #4,315, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞o].

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 18420, this pair ranks #267,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of construidas vs construido

Shared letters: cdinorstu. Private to "construidas": a. Private to "construido": -.

"construidas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC  ·  "construido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • construidascconstruidas · cnostruidas · connstruidas · consrtuidas · consstruidas · constriudas · constrruidas · construdias
  • construidocconstruido · cnostruido · connstruido · consrtuido · consstruido · constriudo · constrruido · construdio

Frequency comparison

construidas#14,105
construido#4,315

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "construidas" and "construido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "construidas" is a participle and "construido" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "construidas" or "construido"?
"construido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,315 in our Spanish list, against #14,105 for "construidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering construidas vs construido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “construidas”; for a verb, it's “construido”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “construidas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list