Kontrolle

[kɔnˈtʁɔlə]

/[kɔnˈtʁɔlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kontrolle” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,395
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung, mit der man jemanden/etwas prüft, um festzustellen, ob alles in Ordnung ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-kontrolle · Kontrolle · German

Kontrolle · rank #1,395 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,395
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Inhalt

Nearest frequency peer: Inhalt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kontrolle“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kontrolle“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kontrolle vs Kontrollen
90% similar
Kontrolle vs Kontrolleur
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kontrolle
PropertyValue
HeadwordKontrolle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈtʁɔlə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,395
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kontrolle“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kontrolleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Inhalt“ (#1,394), „hinten“ (#1,393), „leisten“ (#1,397). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kontrolle“ bei #1,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Kontrolle (IPA [kɔnˈtʁɔlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,395 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kontrolle, with forms such as "kkontrolle", "knotrolle", and "konntrolle". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kontrollen", "Kontrolleur", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kontrolle, spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung, mit der man jemanden/etwas prüft, um festzustellen, ob alles in Ordnung ist
  2. 2
    Dominanz, volle Herrschaft über etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die gestrige Kontrolle der Polizei war hier.
  2. Frau Meier, bitte übernehmen Sie die Kontrolle beim Wareneingang.

Synonyms

AufsichtBeaufsichtigungBeobachtungKontrollierungObhutObservationÜberwachungZensurBegutachtungBesichtigungCheckDurchsichtInaugenscheinnahmeInspektionMusterungNachprüfungProbePrüfungRevisionStichprobeTestUntersuchungÜberprüfungVisitationWartungKörperkontrolleBeherrschungDominationGewaltHerrschaftKnechtungRegimentTyrannisierungÜbersicht

Antonyms

KontrollverlustMachtverlust

This word in other languages

inspection(English)inspección(Español)contrôle(Français)controle(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkontrolle
  • knotrolle
  • konntrolle
  • konrtolle
  • kontorlle
  • kontrlole
  • kontrole
  • kontrolel
  • kontrrolle
  • konttrolle
  • kotnrolle
  • okntrolle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kontrolle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkontrolle1knotrolle2konntrolle1konrtolle2kontorlle2kontrlole2kontrole1kontrolel2
Edit distance from "Kontrolle"

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 "Kontrolle"?
"Kontrolle" is spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈtʁɔlə].
What does "Kontrolle" mean?
As a noun, "Kontrolle" means: Handlung, mit der man jemanden/etwas prüft, um festzustellen, ob alles in Ordnung ist
What words are commonly confused with "Kontrolle"?
"Kontrolle" is commonly confused with "Kontrollen", "Kontrolleur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kontrolle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kontrolle" is [kɔnˈtʁɔlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kontrolle" come from?
"Kontrolle" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vertrauen#1,405Beziehung#1,382verlieren#1,375gestorben#1,420

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Soldaten12 variantsFunktion12 variantsgehalten12 variantspassieren12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list