Which to use
“construis” is a verb and “construit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,727
- “construis” frequency rank
- #2,311
- “construit” frequency rank
- 41038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construis | construit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de construire. | Résultat d'une construction, par opposition à un phénomène naturel ou éternel. |
Same sound, different letters: construis vs construit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - construis / construit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: construis and construit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “construis” becomes t in “construit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construis is recorded at frequency rank #38,727, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi\. construit is at rank #2,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi\.
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 41038, this pair ranks #236,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of construis vs construit
Shared letters: cinorstu. Private to "construis": -. Private to "construit": -.
"construis" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVC · "construit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "construis" and "construit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "construis" or "construit"?
After this comparison
"construis" and "construit" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "construis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construis" and "construit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construis vs construisez". 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 #236,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.