How to say “control” in 34 different languages
Every one of these is a word that turns up in ordinary speech, not a dictionary curiosity — the number beside it is where it ranks in that language.
- control/konˈtɾol/ Spanish
- 控制/kʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵¹/ Chinese
- 통제[ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑe̞] Korean
- नियंत्रण/nɪ.jən.t̪ɾəɳ/ Hindi
- έλεγχο/ˈeleŋˌxo/ Greek
- שליטה/ʃliˈta/ Hebrew
“control” in Spanish: control · Portuguese: controlo · Chinese: 控制 · Korean: 통제 · Hindi: नियंत्रण · Turkish: kontrol · Greek: έλεγχο
It is commonest in Chinese, where 控制 is the 202nd most used word.
Control in other languages, A to Z
- Arabic قيادة/qijaːda/ leadership, control #939
- Bosnian kontrole/ˈkontrolɛ/ #1,947
- Catalan controlar[kun.tɾuˈla] to control #1,748
- Chinese 控制/kʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵¹/ to control; to contain; to dominate #202
- Croatian kontrole/ˈkontrolɛ/ #1,910
- Czech řídit[ˈr̝iːɟɪt] to control #1,205
- Danish kontrol/kʌnˈtʁʌlˀ/ #1,091
- Dutch macht/mɑxt/ political power, control #938
- English master/ˈmæstɚ/ Someone who has control over something or… #632
- Esperanto kontrolo/konˈtrolo/ #2,287
- Georgian დაუფლება[d̥äupʰle̞bä] to gain control #832
- Greek έλεγχο/ˈeleŋˌxo/ control, check, audit #786
- Hebrew שליטה/ʃliˈta/ #775
- Hindi नियंत्रण/nɪ.jən.t̪ɾəɳ/ control, command, jurisdiction #694
- Icelandic eftirlit[ˈɛftɪrˌlɪːt] surveillance, control, inspection, check #1,982
- Indonesian otak/ˈɔtaʔ/ The control center of the central nervous… #808
- Korean 통제[ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑe̞] control, regulation #1,336
- Lithuanian kontrolė[kɔnˈtrɔlʲeː] inspection, checking, control #2,254
- Macedonian контрола[kɔnˈtrɔɫa] #478
- Malay daerah/daˈʔerah/ Area under control of a certain country; a… #945
- Malayalam നിയന്ത്രണം/nijɐnt̪ɾɐɳɐm/ #594
- Norwegian kontroll/kʊnˈtrɔl/ #868
- Persian کنترل[kʰon̪.t̪ʰo.ɹól̥] #342
- Polish kontrolować/kɔn.trɔˈlɔ.vat͡ɕ/ to control #2,364
- Portuguese controlo/kõˈtɾo.lu/ to control #938
- Romanian control/konˈtrol/ #880
- Russian проверить[prɐˈvʲerʲɪtʲ] to examine, to check, to control, to verify,… #992
- Serbian kontrole/ˈkontrolɛ/ #1,954
- Spanish control/konˈtɾol/ control, or running of a business #671
- Swedish kontroll/ˈkɔntrɔl/ #1,131
- Tamil கட்டுப்பாடு/kɐʈːʊpːɑːɖɯ/ #518
- Turkish kontrol/kon.tɾol/ control, check #263
- Ukrainian контроль[kɔnˈtrɔlʲ] #1,515
- Urdu ریاست/ɾɪ.jɑː.sət̪/ rule, control #444
The speaker reads the word in the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a recording of a native speaker, so treat it as a guide. A row without a button has no reading we are free to use, or none we trust, yet. Voices for Catalan (upc_ona (ca_ES), CC BY-SA 4.0).
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.