contralor
[kõn̪t̪ɾaˈloɾ]
The verdict
“contralor” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #27,165 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #27,165
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
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 | contralor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈloɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #27,165 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contralor” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for contralor is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈloɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,165 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1En el cuerpo de artillería y en los hospitales del ejército: persona que interviene en la cuenta y razón de los caudales y efectos.
- 2Oficio 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.
- 3Funcionario 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.
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.
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Using “contralor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-T-R-A-L-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈloɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “contrato” - see the side-by-side comparison. contralor vs contrato
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.