Which to use
“controle” and “controlo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #627
- “controle” frequency rank
- #3,608
- “controlo” frequency rank
- 4235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controle | controlo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | racionalização, fiscalização | o mesmo que controle |
Where the eye mixes controle and controlo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: controle vs controlo
A purely visual mix-up. controle (/kõ.ˈtɾo.li/) and controlo (/kõ.ˈtɾo.lu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “controle” becomes o in “controlo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controle is recorded at frequency rank #627, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈtɾo.li/. controlo is at rank #3,608, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈtɾo.lu/.
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 4235, this pair ranks #70,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of controle vs controlo
Shared letters: clnort. Private to "controle": e. Private to "controlo": -.
"controle" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "controlo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "controle" and "controlo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "controle" or "controlo"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "controle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controlo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controle" and "controlo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contre vs controle". 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 #70,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.