Controller

/[kɔnˈtʁɔʊ̯lɐ]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,629

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Controller is aGermannoun. It means: Person in einem Unternehmen, der die Aufsicht und Steuerung bestimmter Bereiche obliegt Pronounced [kɔnˈtʁɔʊ̯lɐ].

Key facts for Controller
PropertyValue
HeadwordController
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈtʁɔʊ̯lɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,629
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Controller in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Controller is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔnˈtʁɔʊ̯lɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,629 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Controller, with forms such as "ccontroller", "cnotroller", and "conntroller". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Controller, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person in einem Unternehmen, der die Aufsicht und Steuerung bestimmter Bereiche obliegt
  2. 2
    elektronisches Bauteil, das bestimmte Vorgänge in einem Computer steuert
  3. 3
    Schaltwalze zum stufenweisen Regeln bei Elektromotoren
  4. 4
    Gerät zum Bedienen einer Spielkonsole

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontroller,cnotroller,conntroller,conrtoller,contorller,contrloler,controlelr,controler,controllerr,controllre,contrroller,conttroller,cotnroller,ocntroller

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Controller

Misspelling Variants of "Controller"

ccontroller11cnotroller10conntroller11conrtoller10contorller10contrloler10controlelr10controler9
Misspelling Variants of "Controller"

Frequency rank: #10,629 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Controller"?
"Controller" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈtʁɔʊ̯lɐ].
What does "Controller" mean?
As a noun, "Controller" means: Person in einem Unternehmen, der die Aufsicht und Steuerung bestimmter Bereiche obliegt
What are common misspellings of "Controller"?
Common misspellings include "ccontroller", "cnotroller", "conntroller", "conrtoller", "contorller". The correct spelling is "Controller".
How do you pronounce "Controller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Controller" is [kɔnˈtʁɔʊ̯lɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Controller" come from?
"Controller" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.