controlar

//kõ.tɾo.ˈlaχ// verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,180

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

controlar is aPortugueseverb. It means: guiar, conduzir Pronounced /kõ.tɾo.ˈlaχ/. It ranks #2,180 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with controle and controlo.

Key facts for controlar
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrolar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kõ.tɾo.ˈlaχ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,180
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of controlar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for controlar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.tɾo.ˈlaχ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,180 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for controlar, with forms such as "ccontrolar", "cnotrolar", and "conntrolar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "controle", "controlo", "consolar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is controlar, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    guiar, conduzir
  2. 2
    dominar
  3. 3
    ter poder de bloquear e desbloquear
  4. 4
    fiscalizar, verificar

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontrolar,cnotrolar,conntrolar,conrtolar,contorlar,contrloar,controalr,controlarr,controllar,controlra,contrrolar,conttrolar,cotnrolar,ocntrolar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for controlar

Misspelling Variants of "controlar"

ccontrolar10cnotrolar9conntrolar10conrtolar9contorlar9contrloar9controalr9controlarr10
Misspelling Variants of "controlar"

Frequency rank: #2,180 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "controlar"?
"controlar" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.tɾo.ˈlaχ/.
What does "controlar" mean?
As a verb, "controlar" means: guiar, conduzir
What words are commonly confused with "controlar"?
"controlar" is commonly confused with "controle", "controlo", "consolar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "controlar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "controlar" is /kõ.tɾo.ˈlaχ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "controlar" come from?
"controlar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.