Which to use
“construisent” and “construisons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,583
- “construisent” frequency rank
- #36,779
- “construisons” frequency rank
- 53362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construisent | construisons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de construire. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de construire. |
Where the eye mixes construisent and construisons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. construisent and construisons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses construisent with construisons
A purely visual mix-up. construisent (\kɔ̃s.tʁɥiz\) and construisons (\kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.zɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construisent is recorded at frequency rank #16,583, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tʁɥiz\. construisons is at rank #36,779, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.zɔ̃\.
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 53362, this pair ranks #141,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of construisent vs construisons
Shared letters: cinorstu. Private to "construisent": e. Private to "construisons": -.
"construisent" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCC · "construisons" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construisent ← cconstruisent · cnostruisent · connstruisent · consrtuisent · consstruisent · constriusent · constrruisent · construiesnt
- construisons ← cconstruisons · cnostruisons · connstruisons · consrtuisons · consstruisons · constriusons · constrruisons · construiosns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "construisent" and "construisons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "construisent" or "construisons"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "construisent" and "construisons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "construisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construisons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construisent" and "construisons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construisent 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 #141,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.