Which to use
“construye” and “construyen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,995
- “construye” frequency rank
- #11,742
- “construyen” frequency rank
- 18737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construye | construyen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de construir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de construir. |
Where the eye mixes construye and construyen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. construye runs 9 letters (CVCCCCVVV) against construyen's 10 (CVCCCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between construye and construyen
A purely visual mix-up. construye ([kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝe]) and construyen ([kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “construye” sits inside “construyen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construye is recorded at frequency rank #6,995, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝe]. construyen is at rank #11,742, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝẽn].
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 18737, this pair ranks #266,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of construye vs construyen
Shared letters: cenorstuy. Private to "construye": -. Private to "construyen": -.
"construye" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVV · "construyen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construye ← cconstruye · cnostruye · connstruye · consrtuye · consstruye · constrruye · construey · construyye
- construyen ← cconstruyen · cnostruyen · connstruyen · consrtuyen · consstruyen · constrruyen · construeyn · construyenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "construye" and "construyen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "construye" vs "construyen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "construye" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construyen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construye" and "construyen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construían vs construyen". 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 #266,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.