Which to use
“construisit” is a verb and “construit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,331
- “construisit” frequency rank
- #2,311
- “construit” frequency rank
- 38642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construisit | construit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de construire. | Résultat d'une construction, par opposition à un phénomène naturel ou éternel. |
Where the eye mixes construisit and construit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: construisit vs construit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: construisit is \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.zi\ while construit is \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construisit is recorded at frequency rank #36,331, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.zi\. construit is at rank #2,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi\.
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 38642, this pair ranks #253,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of construisit vs construit
Shared letters: cinorstu. Private to "construisit": -. Private to "construit": -.
"construisit" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC · "construit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construisit ← cconstruisit · cnostruisit · connstruisit · consrtuisit · consstruisit · constriusit · constrruisit · construiist
- construit ← cconstruit · cnostruit · connstruit · consrtuit · consstruit · constriut · constrruit · construitt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "construisit" and "construit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "construisit" or "construit" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "construisit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construisit" and "construit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construisez vs construisit". 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 #253,854 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.