Which to use
“controlan” and “controlo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,382
- “controlan” frequency rank
- #36,491
- “controlo” frequency rank
- 47873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controlan | controlo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de controlar o de controlarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de controlar o de controlarse. |
Where the eye mixes controlan and controlo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: controlan vs controlo
A purely visual mix-up. controlan ([kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolãn]) and controlo ([kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolo]) 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 47873, 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]. controlo is at rank #36,491, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾolo].
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 47873, this pair ranks #117,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of controlan vs controlo
Shared letters: clnort. Private to "controlan": a. Private to "controlo": -.
"controlan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "controlo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "controlan" and "controlo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "controlan" or "controlo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "controlan" and "controlo" 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 "controlo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controlan" and "controlo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "controlen vs controlo". 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 #117,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.