Which to use
“controlada” and “controlados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,779
- “controlada” frequency rank
- #12,562
- “controlados” frequency rank
- 21341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controlada | controlados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de controlado, participio de controlar o de controlarse. | Forma del plural de controlado, participio de controlar o de controlarse. |
Where the eye mixes controlada and controlados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between controlada and controlados
A purely visual mix-up. controlada ([kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞a]) and controlados ([kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controlada is recorded at frequency rank #8,779, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞a]. controlados is at rank #12,562, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞os].
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 21341, this pair ranks #255,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of controlada vs controlados
Shared letters: acdlnort. Private to "controlada": -. Private to "controlados": s.
"controlada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "controlados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- controlada ← ccontrolada · cnotrolada · conntrolada · conrtolada · contorlada · contrloada · controalda · controlaad
- controlados ← ccontrolados · cnotrolados · conntrolados · conrtolados · contorlados · contrloados · controaldos · controladdos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "controlada" for "controlados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "controlada" or "controlados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "controlada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controlados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controlada" and "controlados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "controladora vs controlados". 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 #255,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.