How to spell construct

hear itcon·struct/kة™n'strة™kt/verbSchwa and roots

What it means: To make something by putting parts together.

In a sentence: Let's construct a tall tower with colorful blocks!

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as contruct or constructe.

Same family: construction, reconstruct, structure, constructor, destruct. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Construct” comes from Latin *construere*, meaning “to pile up together” or “to build up.” It shares the root *struct* with words like “structure,” “instruct,” and “destroy” (originally ‘un-build’).

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