Which to use
“construyen” and “construyendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,742
- “construyen” frequency rank
- #6,643
- “construyendo” frequency rank
- 18385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construyen | construyendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de construir. | Gerundio irregular de construir. |
Where the eye mixes construyen and construyendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. construyen runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVVVC) against construyendo's 12 (CVCCCCVVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses construyen with construyendo
A purely visual mix-up. construyen ([kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝẽn]) and construyendo ([kõnst̪ɾuˈʝẽn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “construyen” sits inside “construyendo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construyen is recorded at frequency rank #11,742, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾuʝẽn]. construyendo is at rank #6,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnst̪ɾuˈʝẽn̪d̪o].
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 18385, this pair ranks #268,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of construyen vs construyendo
Shared letters: cenorstuy. Private to "construyen": -. Private to "construyendo": d.
"construyen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVVC · "construyendo" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- construyen ← cconstruyen · cnostruyen · connstruyen · consrtuyen · consstruyen · constrruyen · construeyn · construyenn
- construyendo ← cconstruyendo · cnostruyendo · connstruyendo · consrtuyendo · consstruyendo · constrruyendo · construeyndo · construyedno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "construyen" and "construyendo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "construyen" or "construyendo" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "construyen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construyendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construyen" and "construyendo" 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 #268,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.