# construction vs constructive

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### construction
*noun · IPA \kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #842*
Action ou art de construire.

### constructive
*adjective · IPA \kɔ̃s.tʁyk.tiv\ · frequency rank #18,968*
Féminin singulier de constructif.

## Source
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