contralor

[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈloɾ]

/[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈloɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“contralor” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,165. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,165
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En el cuerpo de artillería y en los hospitales del ejército: persona que interviene en la cuenta y razón de los caudales y efectos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-contralor · contralor · Spanish

contralor · rank #27,165 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,165
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH consideremos

Nearest frequency peer: consideremos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “contralor”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “contralor” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

contralor vs contrato
78% similar
contralor vs controlo
78% similar
contralor vs controlar
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for contralor
PropertyValue
Headwordcontralor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈloɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,165
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “contralor”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).contralorcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “consideremos” (#27,164), “contundencia” (#27,166), “conservadurismo” (#27,163). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “contralor” va en #27,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around contralor (IPA [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈloɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,165 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for contralor, with forms such as "ccontralor", "cnotralor", and "conntralor". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "contrato", "controlo", "controlar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is contralor, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-L-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    En el cuerpo de artillería y en los hospitales del ejército: persona que interviene en la cuenta y razón de los caudales y efectos.
  2. 2
    Oficio honorífico de la casa real, según la etiqueta de la de Borgoña, equivalente a lo que, según la de Castilla, llamaban veedor. Intervenía las cuentas, los gastos, las libranzas, los cargos de alhajas y muebles, y ejercía otras funciones importantes.
  3. 3
    Funcionario que controla las cuentas, gastos y finanzas estatales.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontralor
  • cnotralor
  • conntralor
  • conrtalor
  • contarlor
  • contrallor
  • contralorr
  • contralro
  • contraolr
  • contrlaor
  • contrralor
  • conttralor
  • cotnralor
  • ocntralor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contralor - 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.

ccontralor1cnotralor2conntralor1conrtalor2contarlor2contrallor1contralorr1contralro2
Edit distance from "contralor"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contralor"?
"contralor" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-L-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈloɾ].
What does "contralor" mean?
As a noun, "contralor" means: En el cuerpo de artillería y en los hospitales del ejército: persona que interviene en la cuenta y razón de los caudales y efectos.
What words are commonly confused with "contralor"?
"contralor" is commonly confused with "contrato", "controlo", "controlar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contralor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contralor" is [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈloɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contralor" come from?
"contralor" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contralor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dedicando#27,177demandada#27,181chimeneas#27,148devueltos#27,192

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

desarrollará14 variantscervical14 variantsencargaba14 variantsescaparate14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list