controlo

/[kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolo]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,491

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

controlo is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de controlar o de controlarse. Pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolo]. Often confused with control and contrato.

Key facts for controlo
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrolo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,491
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for controlo is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolo]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,491 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de controlar o de controlarse.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for controlo, with forms such as "ccontrolo", "cnotrolo", and "conntrolo". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "control", "contrato", "contrajo", 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 controlo, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-O, 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 presente de indicativo de controlar o de controlarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontrolo,cnotrolo,conntrolo,conrtolo,contorlo,contrloo,controllo,controol,contrrolo,conttrolo,cotnrolo,ocntrolo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for controlo

Misspelling Variants of "controlo"

ccontrolo9cnotrolo8conntrolo9conrtolo8contorlo8contrloo8controllo9controol8
Misspelling Variants of "controlo"

Frequency rank: #36,491 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "controlo"?
"controlo" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolo].
What does "controlo" mean?
As a verb, "controlo" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de controlar o de controlarse.
What words are commonly confused with "controlo"?
"controlo" is commonly confused with "control", "contrato", "contrajo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "controlo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "controlo" is [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "controlo" come from?
"controlo" 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.