Which to use
“construído” is an adjective and “construir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,545
- “construído” frequency rank
- #1,602
- “construir” frequency rank
- 5147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construído | construir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que está junto a diferentes elementos para formar um todo; edificado | juntar diferentes elementos para formar um todo, edificar |
Letter map: construído vs construir
Shared letters muted; letters that set construído and construir apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. construído runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVVCV) against construir's 9 (CVCCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: construído vs construir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: construído is anadjective and construiraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construído is recorded at frequency rank #3,545, classified as anadj. construir is at rank #1,602, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõʃ.tɾu.ˈiɾ/.
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 5147, this pair ranks #69,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of construído vs construir
Shared letters: cnorstu. Private to "construído": dí. Private to "construir": i.
"construído" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV · "construir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construir ← cconstruir · cnostruir · connstruir · consrtuir · consstruir · constriur · constrruir · construirr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "construído" for "construir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "construído" or "construir"?
After this comparison
Pair "construído" vs "construir" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "construído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construído" and "construir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construir vs contrair". 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 #69,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.