Which to use
“controladas” is a participle and “controlado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,544
- “controladas” frequency rank
- #7,001
- “controlado” frequency rank
- 23545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controladas | controlado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de controlado, participio de controlar o de controlarse. | Participio de controlar o de controlarse. |
Where the eye mixes controladas and controlado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between controladas and controlado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: controladas is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞as] while controlado is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞o]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controladas is recorded at frequency rank #16,544, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞as]. controlado is at rank #7,001, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞o].
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 23545, this pair ranks #245,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of controladas vs controlado
Shared letters: acdlnort. Private to "controladas": s. Private to "controlado": -.
"controladas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "controlado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- controladas ← ccontroladas · cnotroladas · conntroladas · conrtoladas · contorladas · contrloadas · controaldas · controlaads
- controlado ← ccontrolado · cnotrolado · conntrolado · conrtolado · contorlado · contrloado · controaldo · controladdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "controladas" and "controlado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "controladas" or "controlado"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "controladas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controlado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controladas" and "controlado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "controladas vs controlamos". 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 #245,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.