construisezvsconstruitesConfusable pair

Which to use

“construisez” and “construites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,672
“construisez” frequency rank
#11,743
“construites” frequency rank
58415
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature construisez construites
Definition Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de construire. Participe passé féminin pluriel de construire.

Where the eye mixes construisez and construites

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
construisez
11 ch
construites

Look-alike desk: construisez vs construites

A purely visual mix-up. construisez (\kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.ze\) and construites (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58415, 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\. construites is at rank #11,743, 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 58415, this pair ranks #109,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of construisez vs construites

Shared letters: ceinorstu. Private to "construisez": z. Private to "construites": -.

"construisez" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC  ·  "construites" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • construisezcconstruisez · cnostruisez · connstruisez · consrtuisez · consstruisez · constriusez · constrruisez · construiesz
  • construitescconstruites · cnostruites · connstruites · consrtuites · consstruites · constriutes · constrruites · construiets

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "construisez" and "construites" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.ze\ versus \kɔ̃s.tʁɥit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "construisez" vs "construites" - which ranks higher?
"construites" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,743 in our French list, against #46,672 for "construisez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "construisez" and "construites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "construisez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "construites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #109,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "construisez" and "construites" 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 #109,203 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list