controle
Portuguese, noun/kõˈtɾo.li/
controle is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-L-E (8 letters) and appears 155 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 629th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Controle is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Brazilian Portuguese standard form of controlo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of controlar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “racionalização, fiscalização”.
What does controle mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilmasculineBrazilian Portuguese standard form of controlo
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. racionalização, fiscalização 2. domínio, poder 3. aparelho usado para ativar funcionalidades de outros aparelhos 4. aparelho sem fios portável e pequeno usado para ativar e comandar funcionalidades de aparelho de rádio, aparelho de som, aparelho de tevê
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of controle
- controles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce controle?
- Brazil /kõˈtɾo.li/
- Portugal /kõˈtɾɔ.lɨ/
- Brazil /kõˈtɾɔ.li/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to controle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is controle in Portuguese?
controle appears 155 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).