# comptroller

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəmpˈtɹoʊləɹ/ · frequency rank #26,378

## Definitions
1. The chief accountant of a company or government.

## Etymology
From late Middle English compteroller, a spelling variant of countreroller (from which controller) due to folk etymology: the word was thought to have an etymological connection with Middle French compte (“account”) (Middle French compteroleur is attested circa 1375). Originally the two spellings were equivalent and pronounced identically; the modern pronunciation with [mp] is based on the spelling.

## Easily confused with
- **controller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comptroller-vs-controller)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccomptroller`, `cmoptroller`, `commptroller`, `compptroller`, `comprtoller`, `comptorller`, `comptrloler`, `comptrolelr`, `comptroler`, `comptrollerr`, `comptrollre`, `comptrroller`, `compttroller`, `comtproller`, `copmtroller`, `ocmptroller`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/comptroller