Which to use
“contralor” and “contraloría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,165
- “contralor” frequency rank
- #16,543
- “contraloría” frequency rank
- 43708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contralor | contraloría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En el cuerpo de artillería y en los hospitales del ejército: persona que interviene en la cuenta y razón de los caudales y efectos. | Departamento de contabilidad e impuestos de un gobierno. |
Where the eye mixes contralor and contraloría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. contralor runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against contraloría's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contralor vs contraloría
A purely visual mix-up. contralor ([kõn̪t̪ɾaˈloɾ]) and contraloría ([kõn̪t̪ɾaloˈɾia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “contralor” sits inside “contraloría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contralor is recorded at frequency rank #27,165, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾaˈloɾ]. contraloría is at rank #16,543, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾaloˈɾia].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43708, this pair ranks #141,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contralor vs contraloría
Shared letters: aclnort. Private to "contralor": -. Private to "contraloría": í.
"contralor" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "contraloría" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contralor ← ccontralor · cnotralor · conntralor · conrtalor · contarlor · contrallor · contralorr · contralro
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "contralor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contraloría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contralor" and "contraloría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contralor vs controlo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #141,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.