controlar
Spanish, verb/kontɾoˈlaɾ/
controlar is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-A-R (9 letters) and appears 39 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,209th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Controlar is a Spanish verb meaning “to control, to rein in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tener el control sobre algo o alguien, ejercer el dominio sobre algo o alguien”.
What does controlar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to control, to rein in
- 2
to manage, to handle (e.g. managing symptoms, pain, stress or emotions)
- 3
to monitor, to check, to supervise, to oversee, to verify, to regulate, to check on
- 4
to be controlled, to be managed
- 5
to be monitored, to be checked
- 6
to get a grip (i.e. to control oneself)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Tener el control sobre algo o alguien, ejercer el dominio sobre algo o alguien. 2. Observar que se cumplan condiciones, leyes o normas. 3. Moderar o contener la expresión de un sentimiento o emoción.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of controlar
- controlo first-person present singular
- controlé first-person preterite singular
- controlado participle past
- controlando gerund
- controlada feminine participle past
- controlados masculine participle past
- controladas feminine participle past
- controlas indicative informal present
- controlás indicative informal present
- controla indicative present singular
- controlamos first-person indicative plural
- controláis indicative plural present
- controlan indicative plural present
- controlaba first-person imperfect indicative
- controlabas imperfect indicative second-person
- controlábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- controlabais imperfect indicative plural
- controlaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce controlar?
- /kontɾoˈlaɾ/
- [kõn̪.t̪ɾoˈlaɾ]
- [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to controlar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is controlar in Spanish?
controlar appears 39 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).