controlled

[kənˈtrəʊld]

/[kənˈtrəʊld]/ adj

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The verdict

“controlled” is uncommon German (frequency #86,337 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,337
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gelenkt, gesteuert, kontrolliert

Corpus desk

Index DE-controlled · controlled · German

controlled · rank #86,337 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,337
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH consent

Nearest frequency peer: consent (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „controlled“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „controlled“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for controlled
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrolled
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kənˈtrəʊld]
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,337
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „controlled“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).controlledfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „consent“ (#86,336), „corte“ (#86,339), „clusters“ (#86,333). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „controlled“ bei #86,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

controlled is uncommon German at frequency #86,337 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kənˈtrəʊld]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gelenkt, gesteuert, kontrolliert".

controlled has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is controlled, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    gelenkt, gesteuert, kontrolliert

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how controlled appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This controlled rocket has an advanced on-board computer to precisely direct it to its destination.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "controlled"?
"controlled" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [kənˈtrəʊld].
What does "controlled" mean?
As an adjective, "controlled" means: gelenkt, gesteuert, kontrolliert
How do you pronounce "controlled"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "controlled" is [kənˈtrəʊld]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "controlled" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "controlled", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Byzantiner#86,314Buchverlag#86,307dünnhäutig#86,392eingeebnet#86,402

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list