Which to use
“construyan” and “construye” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,039
- “construyan” frequency rank
- #6,995
- “construye” frequency rank
- 40034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construyan | construye |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de construir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de construir. |
Where the eye mixes construyan and construye
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses construyan with construye
A purely visual mix-up. construyan ([kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝãn]) and construye ([kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝe]) 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 40034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construyan is recorded at frequency rank #33,039, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝãn]. construye is at rank #6,995, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝe].
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 40034, this pair ranks #161,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of construyan vs construye
Shared letters: cnorstuy. Private to "construyan": a. Private to "construye": e.
"construyan" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVVC · "construye" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- construyan ← cconstruyan · cnostruyan · connstruyan · consrtuyan · consstruyan · constrruyan · construayn · construyann
- construye ← cconstruye · cnostruye · connstruye · consrtuye · consstruye · constrruye · construey · construyye
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "construyan" for "construye" ever safe?
Frequency check: "construyan" vs "construye" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "construyan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construye" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construyan" and "construye" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constituyan vs construyan". 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 #161,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.