Which to use
“construido” and “construimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,315
- “construido” frequency rank
- #21,275
- “construimos” frequency rank
- 25590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construido | construimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de construir. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de construir. |
Where the eye mixes construido and construimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. construido runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVVCV) against construimos's 11 (CVCCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between construido and construimos
A purely visual mix-up. construido ([kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞o]) and construimos ([kõnsˈt̪ɾwimos]) 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 25590, 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]. construimos is at rank #21,275, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwimos].
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 25590, this pair ranks #235,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of construido vs construimos
Shared letters: cinorstu. Private to "construido": d. Private to "construimos": m.
"construido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV · "construimos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construido ← cconstruido · cnostruido · connstruido · consrtuido · consstruido · constriudo · constrruido · construdio
- construimos ← cconstruimos · cnostruimos · connstruimos · consrtuimos · consstruimos · constriumos · constrruimos · construimmos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "construido" and "construimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "construido" or "construimos" 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 "construido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construido" and "construimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construimos vs construiremos". 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 #235,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.