controversia

[kõn̪t̪ɾoˈβ̞eɾsja]

/[kõn̪t̪ɾoˈβ̞eɾsja]/ noun

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The verdict

“controversia” has 20 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,127
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Discusión reiterada, debate, polémica

Corpus desk

Index ES-controversia · controversia · Spanish

controversia · rank #7,127 · 20 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,127
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH contribuciones

Nearest frequency peer: contribuciones (-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 “controversia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “controversia” 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).

controversia vs controversias
92% similar
controversia vs controversial
92% similar
controversia vs controvertida
85% similar

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

Key facts for controversia
PropertyValue
Headwordcontroversia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõn̪t̪ɾoˈβ̞eɾsja]
Letters12
Frequency rank#7,127
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “controversia”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.controversiacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “contribuciones” (#7,126), “corporaciones” (#7,128), “contraseña” (#7,125). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “controversia” va en #7,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around controversia (IPA [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈβ̞eɾsja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,127 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Discusión reiterada, debate, polémica".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for controversia, with forms such as "ccontroversia", "cnotroversia", and "conntroversia". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "controversias", "controversial", "controvertida", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is controversia, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Discusión reiterada, debate, polémica

Antonyms

acuerdopacto

This word in other languages

controversy(English)controverse(Français)Kontroverse(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontroversia
  • cnotroversia
  • conntroversia
  • conrtoversia
  • contorversia
  • controbersia
  • controevrsia
  • controvercia
  • controverisa
  • controverrsia
  • controversai
  • controverssia
  • controvesria
  • controvresia
  • controvversia
  • contrroversia
  • contrvoersia
  • conttroversia
  • cotnroversia
  • ocntroversia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of controversia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccontroversia1cnotroversia2conntroversia1conrtoversia2contorversia2controbersia1controevrsia2controvercia1
Edit distance from "controversia"

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 "controversia"?
"controversia" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈβ̞eɾsja].
What does "controversia" mean?
As a noun, "controversia" means: Discusión reiterada, debate, polémica
What words are commonly confused with "controversia"?
"controversia" is commonly confused with "controversias", "controversial", "controvertida". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "controversia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "controversia" is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈβ̞eɾsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "controversia" come from?
"controversia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "controversia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

determinadas#7,142artificiales#7,101homosexuales#7,174regularmente#7,222

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

corporaciones20 variantsconfiguración20 variantsjustificación20 variantsestablecidas20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list