Which to use
“construis” is a verb and “construits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,727
- “construis” frequency rank
- #8,978
- “construits” frequency rank
- 47705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construis | construits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de construire. | Pluriel de construit. |
Same sound, different letters: construis vs construits
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - construis / construits
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: construis and construits 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47705, 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\. construits is at rank #8,978, 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 47705, this pair ranks #184,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of construis vs construits
Shared letters: cinorstu. Private to "construis": -. Private to "construits": -.
"construis" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVC · "construits" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construis ← cconstruis · cnostruis · connstruis · consrtuis · consstruis · constrius · constrruis · construiss
- construits ← cconstruits · cnostruits · connstruits · consrtuits · consstruits · constriuts · constrruits · construist
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "construis" and "construits" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "construis" or "construits"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "construis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construis" and "construits" 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 #184,816 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.