Which to use
“construir” and “construya” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,599
- “construir” frequency rank
- #28,699
- “construya” frequency rank
- 30298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construir | construya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Edificar, hacer de nueva planta una obra de ingeniería, arquitectura o albañilería, como una casa o un edificio. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de construir. |
Where the eye mixes construir and construya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: construir vs construya
A purely visual mix-up. construir ([kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]) and construya ([kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construir is recorded at frequency rank #1,599, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]. 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 30298, this pair ranks #212,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of construir vs construya
Shared letters: cnorstu. Private to "construir": i. Private to "construya": ay.
"construir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVC · "construya" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "construir" and "construya" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "construir" or "construya" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "construir" and "construya" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "construir" 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 #212,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construir" 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 #212,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.