control

[kõn̪ˈt̪ɾol]

/[kõn̪ˈt̪ɾol]/ noun

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The verdict

“control” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#509
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El acto o el poder de dominar, dirigir, regular, comandar, controlar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-control · control · Spanish

control · rank #509 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #509
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chile

Nearest frequency peer: Chile (-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 “control”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “control” 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).

control vs controle
88% similar
control vs controlo
88% similar
control vs controlar
78% similar

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

Key facts for control
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪ɾol]
Letters7
Frequency rank#509
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “control”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).controlcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Chile” (#508), “deben” (#510), “buenas” (#507). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “control” va en #509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around control (IPA [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾol]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #509 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for control, with forms such as "ccontrol", "cnotrol", and "conntrol". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "controle", "controlo", "controlar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is control, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    El acto o el poder de dominar, dirigir, regular, comandar, controlar.
  2. 2
    La situación de estar bajo el dominio, dirección, regulación o comando, de algo o de alguien.
  3. 3
    Mecanismo legal o institucional de regulación o restricción.
  4. 4
    Estandar de comparación en la experimentación científico.
  5. 5
    Dispositivo o persona que controla.
  6. 6
    Prevención del desarrollo, expansión o crecimiento de algo indeseado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how control appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Una sociedad en la que el poder se torna vigilante instrumenta técnicas para perfeccionar el control.

This word in other languages

control(English)contrôle(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontrol
  • cnotrol
  • conntrol
  • conrtol
  • contorl
  • contrlo
  • controll
  • contrrol
  • conttrol
  • cotnrol
  • ocntrol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of control - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccontrol1cnotrol2conntrol1conrtol2contorl2contrlo2controll1contrrol1
Edit distance from "control"

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 "control"?
"control" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾol].
What does "control" mean?
As a noun, "control" means: El acto o el poder de dominar, dirigir, regular, comandar, controlar.
What words are commonly confused with "control"?
"control" is commonly confused with "controle", "controlo", "controlar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "control"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "control" is [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "control" come from?
"control" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oficial#505tampoco#527minutos#488corazón#531

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

empresas11 variantsestaban11 variantsoctubre11 variantsdifícil11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list