Which to use
“construit” is a noun and “construite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,311
- “construit” frequency rank
- #5,960
- “construite” frequency rank
- 8271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construit | construite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Résultat d'une construction, par opposition à un phénomène naturel ou éternel. | Participe passé féminin singulier de construire. |
Where the eye mixes construit and construite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses construit with construite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: construit is \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi\ while construite is \kɔ̃s.tʁɥit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “construit” sits inside “construite”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construit is recorded at frequency rank #2,311, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi\. 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 8271, this pair ranks #420,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of construit vs construite
Shared letters: cinorstu. Private to "construit": -. Private to "construite": e.
"construit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVC · "construite" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- construit ← cconstruit · cnostruit · connstruit · consrtuit · consstruit · constriut · constrruit · construitt
- construite ← cconstruite · cnostruite · connstruite · consrtuite · consstruite · constriute · constrruite · construiet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "construit" and "construite" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "construit" vs "construite" - which ranks higher?
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 "construit" 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 #420,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construit" and "construite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construisez vs construite". 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 #420,600 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.