controversies
/ˈkɒn.tɹəˌvɜːsiz/
"controversies" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“controversies” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,110. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,110
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of controversy
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | controversies |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌvɜːsiz/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #17,110 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “controversies” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around controversies (IPA /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌvɜːsiz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,110 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of controversy".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for controversies, with forms such as "ccontroversies", "cnotroversies", and "conntroversies". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "controversial", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is controversies, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of controversy
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccontroversies
- cnotroversies
- conntroversies
- conrtoversies
- contorversies
- controevrsies
- controverises
- controverrsies
- controverseis
- controversiess
- controversise
- controverssies
- controvesries
- controvresies
- controvversies
- contrroversies
- contrvoersies
- conttroversies
- cotnroversies
- ocntroversies
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of controversies - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "controversies"?
What does "controversies" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "controversies"?
How do you pronounce "controversies"?
What language does "controversies" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “controversies”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌvɜːsiz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “controversial” - see the side-by-side comparison. controversies vs controversial
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
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.