controlen

[kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolẽn]

/[kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“controlen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,042
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de controlar o de controlarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-controlen · controlen · Spanish

controlen · rank #33,042 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,042
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH continuaría

Nearest frequency peer: continuaría (-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 “controlen”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “controlen” 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).

controlen vs controlo
78% similar
controlen vs controles
89% similar
controlen vs control
78% similar

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

Key facts for controlen
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrolen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolẽn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,042
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “controlen”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.controlencae 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 “continuaría” (#33,041), “convictos” (#33,043), “consultorios” (#33,040). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “controlen” va en #33,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around controlen (IPA [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,042 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for controlen, with forms such as "ccontrolen", "cnotrolen", and "conntrolen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "controlo", "controles", "control", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is controlen, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de controlar o de controlarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de controlar o del imperativo negativo de controlarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontrolen
  • cnotrolen
  • conntrolen
  • conrtolen
  • contorlen
  • contrloen
  • controeln
  • controlenn
  • controllen
  • controlne
  • contrrolen
  • conttrolen
  • cotnrolen
  • ocntrolen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccontrolen1cnotrolen2conntrolen1conrtolen2contorlen2contrloen2controeln2controlenn1
Edit distance from "controlen"

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 "controlen"?
"controlen" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolẽn].
What does "controlen" mean?
As a verb, "controlen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de controlar o de controlarse.
What words are commonly confused with "controlen"?
"controlen" is commonly confused with "controlo", "controles", "control". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "controlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "controlen" is [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "controlen" come from?
"controlen" 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 "controlen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list