constituição vs constituído, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“constituição” is a noun and “constituído” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,355
“constituição” frequency rank: #8,593
“constituído” frequency rank: 9948
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	constituição	constituído
Definition	elementos que constituem algo; composição	particípio passado (masculino e singular) do verbo constituir

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set constituição and constituído apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch

constituição

11 ch

constituído

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: constituição is /kõʃ.ti.twi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while constituído is /kõs.t͡ʃi.tuˈi.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

constituição is recorded at frequency rank #1,355, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõʃ.ti.twi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. constituído is at rank #8,593, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõs.t͡ʃi.tuˈi.du/.

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 9948, this pair ranks #63,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of constituição vs constituído

Shared letters: cinostu. Private to "constituição": ãç. Private to "constituído": dí.

"constituição" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCVV · "constituído" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCV

Frequency comparison

constituição#1,355

constituído#8,593

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "constituição" and "constituído" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "constituição" is a noun and "constituído" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "constituição" or "constituído"?

"constituição" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,355 in our Portuguese list, against #8,593 for "constituído". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering constituição vs constituído

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “constituição”; for a verb, it's “constituído”.
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