Which to use
“construido” and “construyo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,315
- “construido” frequency rank
- #39,131
- “construyo” frequency rank
- 43446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construido | construyo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de construir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de construir. |
Where the eye mixes construido and construyo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between construido and construyo
A purely visual mix-up. construido ([kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞o]) and construyo ([kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝo]) 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 43446, 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]. construyo is at rank #39,131, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝo].
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 43446, this pair ranks #142,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of construido vs construyo
Shared letters: cnorstu. Private to "construido": di. Private to "construyo": y.
"construido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV · "construyo" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- construido ← cconstruido · cnostruido · connstruido · consrtuido · consstruido · constriudo · constrruido · construdio
- construyo ← cconstruyo · cnostruyo · connstruyo · consrtuyo · consstruyo · constrruyo · construoy · construyyo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "construido" for "construyo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "construido" vs "construyo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "construyo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construido" and "construyo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construyan vs construyo". 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 #142,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.