controlaba

/[kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞a]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,196

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

controlaba is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de controlar o de controlarse. Pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞a]. Often confused with controlar and controlan.

Key facts for controlaba
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrolaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,196
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of controlaba in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for controlaba is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,196 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for controlaba, with forms such as "ccontrolaba", "cnotrolaba", and "conntrolaba". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "controlar", "controlan", "controlado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is controlaba, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-A-B-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de controlar o de controlarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de controlar o de controlarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontrolaba,cnotrolaba,conntrolaba,conrtolaba,contorlaba,contrloaba,controalba,controlaab,controlabba,controlava,controlbaa,controllaba,contrrolaba,conttrolaba,cotnrolaba,ocntrolaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for controlaba

Misspelling Variants of "controlaba"

ccontrolaba11cnotrolaba10conntrolaba11conrtolaba10contorlaba10contrloaba10controalba10controlaab10
Misspelling Variants of "controlaba"

Frequency rank: #25,196 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "controlaba"?
"controlaba" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞a].
What does "controlaba" mean?
As a verb, "controlaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de controlar o de controlarse.
What words are commonly confused with "controlaba"?
"controlaba" is commonly confused with "controlar", "controlan", "controlado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "controlaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "controlaba" is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "controlaba" come from?
"controlaba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.