controverso

/kõ.tɾu.ˈvɛɾ.su/

//kõ.tɾu.ˈvɛɾ.su// adj

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The verdict

“controverso” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,291
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-controverso · controverso · Portuguese

controverso · rank #15,291 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,291
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH contrabando

Nearest frequency peer: contrabando (-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 “controverso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “controverso” 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).

controverso vs controvérsia
75% similar

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

Key facts for controverso
PropertyValue
Headwordcontroverso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kõ.tɾu.ˈvɛɾ.su/
Letters11
Frequency rank#15,291
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “controverso”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).controversocai 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 “contrabando” (#15,290), “confrontar” (#15,288), “corporativo” (#15,295). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “controverso” fica em #15,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around controverso (IPA /kõ.tɾu.ˈvɛɾ.su/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,291 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for controverso, with forms such as "ccontroverso", "cnotroverso", and "conntroverso". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "controvérsia", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is controverso, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    contestado
  2. 2
    sujeito a controvérsia

This word in other languages

controversial(English)controversial(Español)controversé(Français)umstritten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontroverso
  • cnotroverso
  • conntroverso
  • conrtoverso
  • contorverso
  • controevrso
  • controveros
  • controverrso
  • controversso
  • controvesro
  • controvreso
  • controvverso
  • contrroverso
  • contrvoerso
  • conttroverso
  • cotnroverso
  • ocntroverso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of controverso - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccontroverso1cnotroverso2conntroverso1conrtoverso2contorverso2controevrso2controveros2controverrso1
Edit distance from "controverso"

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 "controverso"?
"controverso" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.tɾu.ˈvɛɾ.su/.
What does "controverso" mean?
As an adjective, "controverso" means: contestado
What words are commonly confused with "controverso"?
"controverso" is commonly confused with "controvérsia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "controverso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "controverso" is /kõ.tɾu.ˈvɛɾ.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "controverso" come from?
"controverso" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contrabando#15,290corporativo#15,295inexistente#15,362Pensilvânia#15,420

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

ansiosamente17 variantsinexistência17 variantstransposição17 variantsentrevistar17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list