controles

[kõn̪ˈt̪ɾoles]

/[kõn̪ˈt̪ɾoles]/ noun

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The verdict

“controles” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,388. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,388
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de control.

Corpus desk

Index ES-controles · controles · Spanish

controles · rank #5,388 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,388
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH continuidad

Nearest frequency peer: continuidad (-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 “controles”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “controles” 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).

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

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

Key facts for controles
PropertyValue
Headwordcontroles
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪ɾoles]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,388
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “controles”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).controlescae 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 “continuidad” (#5,387), “cueva” (#5,389), “consideración” (#5,386). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “controles” va en #5,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around controles (IPA [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾoles]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,388 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de control.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for controles, with forms such as "ccontroles", "cnotroles", and "conntroles". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "controlo", "control", "controle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is controles, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de control.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontroles
  • cnotroles
  • conntroles
  • conrtoles
  • contorles
  • contrloes
  • controels
  • controless
  • controlles
  • controlse
  • contrroles
  • conttroles
  • cotnroles
  • ocntroles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of controles - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccontroles1cnotroles2conntroles1conrtoles2contorles2contrloes2controels2controless1
Edit distance from "controles"

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

Same letter count

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

escolares#5,394exclusiva#5,396católicos#5,378hermandad#5,398

Similar misspelling depth

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

eficiencia14 variantsperfección14 variantssecuestro14 variantsacadémicos14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list