Kontrolleur

[kɔntʁɔˈløːɐ̯]

/[kɔntʁɔˈløːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kontrolleur” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,839. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,839
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die beruflich Kontrollen/Überprüfungen durchführt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kontrolleur · Kontrolleur · German

Kontrolleur · rank #49,839 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,839
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kongressen

Nearest frequency peer: Kongressen (-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 „Kontrolleur“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kontrolleur“ 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).

Kontrolleur vs Kontrolleure
92% similar
Kontrolleur vs Kontrolle
82% similar
Kontrolleur vs Kontrollen
82% similar

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

Key facts for Kontrolleur
PropertyValue
HeadwordKontrolleur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔntʁɔˈløːɐ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#49,839
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kontrolleur“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kongressen“ (#49,838), „Kontrollverlust“ (#49,840), „Kongregation“ (#49,837). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kontrolleur“ bei #49,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Kontrolleur (IPA [kɔntʁɔˈløːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,839 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die beruflich Kontrollen/Überprüfungen durchführt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kontrolleur, with forms such as "kkontrolleur", "knotrolleur", and "konntrolleur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Kontrolleure", "Kontrolle", "Kontrollen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kontrolleur, spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die beruflich Kontrollen/Überprüfungen durchführt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Kontrolleure, die Ausweise oder Reisegenehmigungen sehen wollen, werden mich kaum erwischen.“

Synonyms

Kontrollor

This word in other languages

inspector(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkontrolleur
  • knotrolleur
  • konntrolleur
  • konrtolleur
  • kontorlleur
  • kontrloleur
  • kontrolelur
  • kontroleur
  • kontrolleru
  • kontrolleurr
  • kontrolluer
  • kontrrolleur
  • konttrolleur
  • kotnrolleur
  • okntrolleur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kontrolleur - 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.

kkontrolleur1knotrolleur2konntrolleur1konrtolleur2kontorlleur2kontrloleur2kontrolelur2kontroleur1
Edit distance from "Kontrolleur"

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 "Kontrolleur"?
"Kontrolleur" is spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔntʁɔˈløːɐ̯].
What does "Kontrolleur" mean?
As a noun, "Kontrolleur" means: Person, die beruflich Kontrollen/Überprüfungen durchführt
What words are commonly confused with "Kontrolleur"?
"Kontrolleur" is commonly confused with "Kontrolleure", "Kontrolle", "Kontrollen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kontrolleur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kontrolleur" is [kɔntʁɔˈløːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kontrolleur" come from?
"Kontrolleur" 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 "Kontrolleur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Krebszellen#49,843kommandiert#49,834Krematorium#49,844kollektiver#49,832

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Kongressen15 variantskastrieren15 variantsLegislatur15 variantsLuftstrom15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list