construyanvsconstruyoWhat's the difference?

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“construyan” and “construyo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,039
“construyan” frequency rank
#39,131
“construyo” frequency rank
72170
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature construyan construyo
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de construir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de construir.

Where the eye mixes construyan and construyo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
construyan
9 ch
construyo

Look-alike desk: construyan vs construyo

A purely visual mix-up. construyan ([kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝãn]) 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 72170, 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]. 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 72170, this pair ranks #25,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of construyan vs construyo

Shared letters: cnorstuy. Private to "construyan": a. Private to "construyo": -.

"construyan" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVVC  ·  "construyo" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • construyancconstruyan · cnostruyan · connstruyan · consrtuyan · consstruyan · constrruyan · construayn · construyann
  • construyocconstruyo · cnostruyo · connstruyo · consrtuyo · consstruyo · constrruyo · construoy · construyyo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "construyan" and "construyo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝãn] versus [kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "construyan" or "construyo"?
"construyan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,039 in our Spanish list, against #39,131 for "construyo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "construyan" 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 #25,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "construyan" and "construyo" 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 #25,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list