Which to use
“controlado” and “controlar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,001
- “controlado” frequency rank
- #2,202
- “controlar” frequency rank
- 9203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controlado | controlar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de controlar o de controlarse. | Tener el control sobre algo o alguien, ejercer el dominio sobre algo o alguien. |
Where the eye mixes controlado and controlar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between controlado and controlar
A purely visual mix-up. controlado ([kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞o]) and controlar ([kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaɾ]) 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 9203, 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]. controlar is at rank #2,202, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaɾ].
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 9203, this pair ranks #302,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of controlado vs controlar
Shared letters: aclnort. Private to "controlado": d. Private to "controlar": -.
"controlado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "controlar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- controlado ← ccontrolado · cnotrolado · conntrolado · conrtolado · contorlado · contrloado · controaldo · controladdo
- controlar ← ccontrolar · cnotrolar · conntrolar · conrtolar · contorlar · contrloar · controalr · controlarr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "controlado" and "controlar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "controlado" vs "controlar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "controlado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controlar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controlado" and "controlar" 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 #302,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.