Which to use
“controlaba” is a verb and “controladas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,196
- “controlaba” frequency rank
- #16,544
- “controladas” frequency rank
- 41740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controlaba | controladas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de controlar o de controlarse. | Forma del femenino plural de controlado, participio de controlar o de controlarse. |
Where the eye mixes controlaba and controladas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between controlaba and controladas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: controlaba is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞a] while controladas is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controlaba is recorded at frequency rank #25,196, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞a]. controladas is at rank #16,544, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞as].
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 41740, this pair ranks #152,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of controlaba vs controladas
Shared letters: aclnort. Private to "controlaba": b. Private to "controladas": ds.
"controlaba" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "controladas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- controlaba ← ccontrolaba · cnotrolaba · conntrolaba · conrtolaba · contorlaba · contrloaba · controalba · controlaab
- controladas ← ccontroladas · cnotroladas · conntroladas · conrtoladas · contorladas · contrloadas · controaldas · controlaads
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "controlaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controlaba" and "controladas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "controlaba vs controlaban". 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 #152,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.