controllable
/kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/
"controllable" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“controllable” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,487. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,487
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.
Corpus desk
Index EN-controllable · controllable · English
controllable · rank #31,487 · 18 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #31,487
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH consecutively
Nearest frequency peer: consecutively (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “controllable”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- config
config
68,517 corpus weight
- confiscate
confiscate
68,516 corpus weight
- consecutive…
consecutively
68,515 corpus weight
- controllable
controllable
68,514 corpus weight
- conversing
conversing
68,513 corpus weight
- cooley
cooley
68,512 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “controllable” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | controllable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #31,487 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “controllable” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around controllable (IPA /kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,487 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for controllable, with forms such as "ccontrollable", "cnotrollable", and "conntrollable". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From control + -able. The correct English form is controllable, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.
Etymology
From control + -able.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccontrollable
- cnotrollable
- conntrollable
- conrtollable
- contorllable
- contrlolable
- controlable
- controlalble
- controllabble
- controllabel
- controllablle
- controllalbe
- controllbale
- controllible
- contrrollable
- conttrollable
- cotnrollable
- ocntrollable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of controllable - 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.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "controllable", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.