Which to use
“controlador” and “controladores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,651
- “controlador” frequency rank
- #23,729
- “controladores” frequency rank
- 41380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controlador | controladores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que controla. | Forma del plural de controlador. |
Where the eye mixes controlador and controladores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. controlador runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVCVC) against controladores's 13 (CVCCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between controlador and controladores
A purely visual mix-up. controlador ([kõn̪t̪ɾolaˈð̞oɾ]) and controladores ([kõn̪t̪ɾolaˈð̞oɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “controlador” sits inside “controladores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controlador is recorded at frequency rank #17,651, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾolaˈð̞oɾ]. controladores is at rank #23,729, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾolaˈð̞oɾes].
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 41380, this pair ranks #153,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of controlador vs controladores
Shared letters: acdlnort. Private to "controlador": -. Private to "controladores": es.
"controlador" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "controladores" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- controlador ← ccontrolador · cnotrolador · conntrolador · conrtolador · contorlador · contrloador · controaldor · controladdor
- controladores ← ccontroladores · cnotroladores · conntroladores · conrtoladores · contorladores · contrloadores · controaldores · controladdores
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "controlador" and "controladores" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "controlador" or "controladores"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "controlador" and "controladores" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "controlador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controladores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controlador" and "controladores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "controladora vs controladores". 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 #153,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.