# central vs control

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### central
*adjective · IPA [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾal] · frequency rank #654*
Que pertenece o concierne al centro.

### control
*noun · IPA [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾol] · frequency rank #509*
El acto o el poder de dominar, dirigir, regular, comandar, controlar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/central-vs-control