Which to use
“construisez” and “construite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,672
- “construisez” frequency rank
- #5,960
- “construite” frequency rank
- 52632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construisez | construite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de construire. | Participe passé féminin singulier de construire. |
Where the eye mixes construisez and construite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. construisez runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVVCVC) against construite's 10 (CVCCCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses construisez with construite
A purely visual mix-up. construisez (\kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.ze\) and construite (\kɔ̃s.tʁɥit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52632, 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\. construite is at rank #5,960, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tʁɥit\.
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 52632, this pair ranks #146,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of construisez vs construite
Shared letters: ceinorstu. Private to "construisez": z. Private to "construite": -.
"construisez" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC · "construite" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- construisez ← cconstruisez · cnostruisez · connstruisez · consrtuisez · consstruisez · constriusez · constrruisez · construiesz
- construite ← cconstruite · cnostruite · connstruite · consrtuite · consstruite · constriute · constrruite · construiet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "construisez" for "construite" ever safe?
Which is more common, "construisez" or "construite"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "construisez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construisez" and "construite" 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 #146,332 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.