# Ctrl

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #21,768

## Definitions
1. Abbreviation of control key.

## Easily confused with
- **cur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ctrl-vs-cur)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ctrl-vs-cure)
- **curb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ctrl-vs-curb)
- **curl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ctrl-vs-curl)
- **curt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ctrl-vs-curt)
- **cull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ctrl-vs-cull)
- **curd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ctrl-vs-curd)
- **curly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ctrl-vs-curly)
- **Cyril** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ctrl-vs-cyril)
- **CT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ct-vs-ctrl)
- **CR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cr-vs-ctrl)
- **Cl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cl-vs-ctrl)
- **car** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/car-vs-ctrl)
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cry-vs-ctrl)
- **cal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cal-vs-ctrl)
- **col** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/col-vs-ctrl)
- **CPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpr-vs-ctrl)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cor-vs-ctrl)
- **CSR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/csr-vs-ctrl)
- **cpl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cpl-vs-ctrl)

## Common misspellings (7)
`cctrl`, `crtl`, `ctlr`, `ctrll`, `ctrrl`, `cttrl`, `tcrl`

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