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.
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
- construisez ← cconstruisez · cnostruisez · connstruisez · consrtuisez · consstruisez · constriusez · constrruisez · construiesz
- construites ← cconstruites · cnostruites · connstruites · consrtuites · consstruites · constriutes · constrruites · construiets
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "construisez" and "construites" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "construisez" vs "construites" - which ranks higher?
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.