Which to use
“controladora” is a noun and “controlados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,225
- “controladora” frequency rank
- #12,562
- “controlados” frequency rank
- 57787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controladora | controlados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de controlador. | Forma del plural de controlado, participio de controlar o de controlarse. |
Where the eye mixes controladora and controlados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses controladora with controlados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: controladora is [kõn̪t̪ɾolaˈð̞oɾa] while controlados is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞os]. 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 (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controladora is recorded at frequency rank #45,225, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾolaˈð̞oɾa]. 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 57787, this pair ranks #69,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of controladora vs controlados
Shared letters: acdlnort. Private to "controladora": -. Private to "controlados": s.
"controladora" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCV · "controlados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- controladora ← ccontroladora · cnotroladora · conntroladora · conrtoladora · contorladora · contrloadora · controaldora · controladdora
- controlados ← ccontrolados · cnotrolados · conntrolados · conrtolados · contorlados · contrloados · controaldos · controladdos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "controladora" and "controlados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "controladora" vs "controlados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "controladora" 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 #69,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controladora" and "controlados" 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 #69,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.