Which to use
“construisez” and “construisit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,672
- “construisez” frequency rank
- #36,331
- “construisit” frequency rank
- 83003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construisez | construisit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de construire. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de construire. |
Where the eye mixes construisez and construisit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. construisez and construisit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses construisez with construisit
A purely visual mix-up. construisez (\kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.ze\) and construisit (\kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.zi\) 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 83003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construisez is recorded at frequency rank #46,672, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.ze\. construisit is at rank #36,331, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.zi\.
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 83003, this pair ranks #15,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of construisez vs construisit
Shared letters: cinorstu. Private to "construisez": ez. Private to "construisit": -.
"construisez" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC · "construisit" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construisez ← cconstruisez · cnostruisez · connstruisez · consrtuisez · consstruisez · constriusez · constrruisez · construiesz
- construisit ← cconstruisit · cnostruisit · connstruisit · consrtuisit · consstruisit · constriusit · constrruisit · construiist
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "construisez" for "construisit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "construisez" or "construisit"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "construisez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construisit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construisez" and "construisit" 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 #15,633 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.