Which to use
“construido” is a verb and “construidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,315
- “construido” frequency rank
- #13,209
- “construidos” frequency rank
- 17524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construido | construidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de construir. | Forma del plural de construido, participio de construir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set construido and construidos apart are highlighted. They share 10 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: construido is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞o] while construidos is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “construido” sits inside “construidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construido is recorded at frequency rank #4,315, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞o]. 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 17524, this pair ranks #271,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of construido vs construidos
Shared letters: cdinorstu. Private to "construido": -. Private to "construidos": -.
"construido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV · "construidos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construido ← cconstruido · cnostruido · connstruido · consrtuido · consstruido · constriudo · constrruido · construdio
- construidos ← cconstruidos · cnostruidos · connstruidos · consrtuidos · consstruidos · constriudos · constrruidos · construdios
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "construido" and "construidos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "construido" or "construidos"?
Remembering construido vs construidos
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “construido”; for a participle, it's “construidos”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “construido” entry
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