controle

/kõ.ˈtɾo.li/

//kõ.ˈtɾo.li// noun

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The verdict

“controle” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#627
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - racionalização, fiscalização

Corpus desk

Index PT-controle · controle · Portuguese

controle · rank #627 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #627
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH chega

Nearest frequency peer: chega (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “controle”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “controle” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

controle vs controlo
88% similar
controle vs contre
75% similar
controle vs controlar
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for controle
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrole
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.ˈtɾo.li/
Letters8
Frequency rank#627
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “controle”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).controlecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “chega” (#626), “baixo” (#625), “jeito” (#630). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “controle” fica em #627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around controle (IPA /kõ.ˈtɾo.li/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #627 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for controle, with forms such as "ccontrole", "cnotrole", and "conntrole". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "controlo", "contre", "controlar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is controle, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    racionalização, fiscalização
  2. 2
    domínio, poder
  3. 3
    aparelho usado para ativar funcionalidades de outros aparelhos
  4. 4
    aparelho sem fios portável e pequeno usado para ativar e comandar funcionalidades de aparelho de rádio, aparelho de som, aparelho de tevê
  5. 5
    aparelho com ou sem fios portável e pequeno usado para ativar e comandar funcionalidades de aparelho de videojogo assim como personagem virtual de videojogo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how controle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Os pais têm controle da situação.

Synonyms

controlo

This word in other languages

control(English)control(Español)Kontrolle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontrole
  • cnotrole
  • conntrole
  • conrtole
  • contorle
  • contrloe
  • controel
  • controlle
  • contrrole
  • conttrole
  • cotnrole
  • ocntrole

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of controle - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccontrole1cnotrole2conntrole1conrtole2contorle2contrloe2controel2controlle1
Edit distance from "controle"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "controle"?
"controle" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ˈtɾo.li/.
What does "controle" mean?
As a noun, "controle" means: racionalização, fiscalização
What words are commonly confused with "controle"?
"controle" is commonly confused with "controlo", "contre", "controlar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "controle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "controle" is /kõ.ˈtɾo.li/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "controle" come from?
"controle" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "controle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

obrigado#621seguinte#637tradução#638conselho#643

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

fevereiro12 variantsencontro12 variantsmensagem12 variantspergunta12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list