programvsProgrammsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“program” and “Programms” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,079
“program” frequency rank
#7,654
“Programms” frequency rank
31733
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature program Programms
Definition Programm Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Programm

Letter map: program vs Programms

Shared letters muted; letters that set program and Programms apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.

7 ch
program
9 ch
Programms

Spelling & dictionary notes on program vs Programms

program and Programms are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “program” sits inside “Programms”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

program is recorded at frequency rank #24,079, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Programms is at rank #7,654, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pʁoˈɡʁams].

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 31733, this pair ranks #1,722,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of program vs Programms

Shared letters: agmopr. Private to "program": -. Private to "Programms": s.

"program" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Programms" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • programporgram · pprogram · prgoram · progarm · proggram · progrma · progrram · prorgam
  • Programmsporgramms · pprogramms · prgoramms · progarmms · proggramms · programmss · programs · programsm

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "program" and "Programms" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “program” sits inside “Programms”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "program" vs "Programms" - which ranks higher?
"Programms" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,654 in our German list, against #24,079 for "program". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "program" vs "Programms" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "program" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Programms" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,722,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "program" and "Programms" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "program vs puzzles". 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 #1,722,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list