Which to use
“controlan” and “controlando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,382
- “controlan” frequency rank
- #15,821
- “controlando” frequency rank
- 27203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controlan | controlando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de controlar o de controlarse. | Gerundio de controlar. |
Where the eye mixes controlan and controlando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between controlan and controlando
A purely visual mix-up. controlan ([kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolãn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “controlan” sits inside “controlando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controlan is recorded at frequency rank #11,382, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolãn]. 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 27203, this pair ranks #227,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of controlan vs controlando
Shared letters: aclnort. Private to "controlan": -. Private to "controlando": d.
"controlan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "controlando" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- controlan ← ccontrolan · cnotrolan · conntrolan · conrtolan · contorlan · contrloan · controaln · controlann
- controlando ← ccontrolando · cnotrolando · conntrolando · conrtolando · contorlando · contrloando · controalndo · controladno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "controlan" and "controlando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "controlan" vs "controlando" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "controlan" and "controlando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "controlan" 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 #227,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controlan" and "controlando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "controlaban vs controlan". 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 #227,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.