Which to use
“controlado” and “controlando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,001
- “controlado” frequency rank
- #15,821
- “controlando” frequency rank
- 22822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controlado | controlando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de controlar o de controlarse. | Gerundio de controlar. |
Where the eye mixes controlado and controlando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: controlado vs controlando
A purely visual mix-up. controlado ([kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞o]) and controlando ([kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlãn̪d̪o]) 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 22822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controlado is recorded at frequency rank #7,001, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞o]. controlando is at rank #15,821, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlãn̪d̪o].
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 22822, this pair ranks #248,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of controlado vs controlando
Shared letters: acdlnort. Private to "controlado": -. Private to "controlando": -.
"controlado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "controlando" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- controlado ← ccontrolado · cnotrolado · conntrolado · conrtolado · contorlado · contrloado · controaldo · controladdo
- controlando ← ccontrolando · cnotrolando · conntrolando · conrtolando · contorlando · contrloando · controalndo · controladno
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "controlado" for "controlando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "controlado" vs "controlando" - which ranks higher?
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 "controlado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controlando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controlado" and "controlando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "controlado vs controladora". 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 #248,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.