Which to use
“controlar” is a verb and “controles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,202
- “controlar” frequency rank
- #5,388
- “controles” frequency rank
- 7590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controlar | controles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tener el control sobre algo o alguien, ejercer el dominio sobre algo o alguien. | Forma del plural de control. |
Where the eye mixes controlar and controles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: controlar vs controles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: controlar is [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaɾ] while controles is [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾoles]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controlar is recorded at frequency rank #2,202, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaɾ]. controles is at rank #5,388, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾoles].
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 7590, this pair ranks #307,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of controlar vs controles
Shared letters: clnort. Private to "controlar": a. Private to "controles": es.
"controlar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "controles" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "controlar" and "controles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "controlar" or "controles"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "controlar" and "controles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "controlar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controlar" and "controles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "controles 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 #307,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.