Which to use
“controladores” is an adjective and “controlados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,729
- “controladores” frequency rank
- #12,562
- “controlados” frequency rank
- 36291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controladores | controlados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de controlador. | Forma del plural de controlado, participio de controlar o de controlarse. |
Where the eye mixes controladores and controlados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. controladores runs 13 letters (CVCCCVCVCVCVC) against controlados's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: controladores vs controlados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: controladores is [kõn̪t̪ɾolaˈð̞oɾes] while controlados is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controladores is recorded at frequency rank #23,729, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾolaˈð̞oɾes]. 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 36291, this pair ranks #181,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of controladores vs controlados
Shared letters: acdlnorst. Private to "controladores": e. Private to "controlados": -.
"controladores" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVC · "controlados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- controladores ← ccontroladores · cnotroladores · conntroladores · conrtoladores · contorladores · contrloadores · controaldores · controladdores
- controlados ← ccontrolados · cnotrolados · conntrolados · conrtolados · contorlados · contrloados · controaldos · controladdos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "controladores" and "controlados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "controladores" vs "controlados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "controladores" 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 #181,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controladores" 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 #181,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.