Which to use
“controlaban” is a verb and “controlada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,602
- “controlaban” frequency rank
- #8,779
- “controlada” frequency rank
- 47381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controlaban | controlada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de controlar. | Forma del femenino de controlado, participio de controlar o de controlarse. |
Where the eye mixes controlaban and controlada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses controlaban with controlada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: controlaban is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞ãn] while controlada is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞a]. 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 47381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controlaban is recorded at frequency rank #38,602, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞ãn]. controlada is at rank #8,779, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞a].
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 47381, this pair ranks #120,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of controlaban vs controlada
Shared letters: aclnort. Private to "controlaban": b. Private to "controlada": d.
"controlaban" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "controlada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- controlaban ← ccontrolaban · cnotrolaban · conntrolaban · conrtolaban · contorlaban · contrloaban · controalban · controlaabn
- controlada ← ccontrolada · cnotrolada · conntrolada · conrtolada · contorlada · contrloada · controalda · controlaad
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "controlaban" and "controlada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "controlaban" vs "controlada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "controlaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controlada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controlaban" and "controlada" 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 #120,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.