under control
"under-control" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“under control” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Being taken care of or being addressed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-under-control · under control · English
under control · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | under control |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “under control” in English
Rare enough to double-check
under control is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for under control in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is under control, spelled U-N-D-E-R- -C-O-N-T-R-O-L.
Definition
- 1Being taken care of or being addressed.
- 2Being actively controlled, or able to be actively controlled in its current state.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how under control appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Don't worry; the police have been called and the situation is under control.
Throughout the turbulence encounter, the pilots kept the aircraft under control.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.