Which to use
“constituído” is a verb and “construído” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,593
- “constituído” frequency rank
- #3,545
- “construído” frequency rank
- 12138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constituído | construído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | particípio passado (masculino e singular) do verbo constituir | que está junto a diferentes elementos para formar um todo; edificado |
Letter map: constituído vs construído
Shared letters muted; letters that set constituído and construído apart highlighted. Shared run: 9. constituído runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVVCV) against construído's 10 (CVCCCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for constituído / construído
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: constituído is averb and construídoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constituído is recorded at frequency rank #8,593, classified as averb, pronounced /kõs.t͡ʃi.tuˈi.du/. construído is at rank #3,545, tagged as anadj.
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 12138, this pair ranks #60,538 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of constituído vs construído
Shared letters: cdnostuí. Private to "constituído": i. Private to "construído": r.
"constituído" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCV · "construído" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "constituído" for "construído" ever safe?
Which is more common, "constituído" or "construído"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "constituído" and "construído".
- Full dictionary entry for "constituído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,538 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constituído" and "construído" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constituído vs constituir". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,538 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.