Programm

/[pʁoˈɡʁam]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#908

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Programm is aGermannoun. It means: Folge von Anweisungen für eine Maschine (häufig für einen Computer) oder eine Anlage Pronounced [pʁoˈɡʁam]. It ranks #908 in German word frequency. Often confused with Programme and Programms.

Key facts for Programm
PropertyValue
HeadwordProgramm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈɡʁam]
Letters8
Frequency rank#908
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Programm in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Programm is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁoˈɡʁam]. Corpus data places it at rank #908 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Programm, with forms such as "porgramm", "pprogramm", and "prgoramm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Programme", "Programms", "Programmen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Programm, spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Folge von Anweisungen für eine Maschine (häufig für einen Computer) oder eine Anlage
  2. 2
    alle Veranstaltungen, Darbietungen oder Aufführungen in zeitlich festgelegter Reihenfolge bei Fernsehen, Film, Kino, Oper, Rundfunk, Sport, Theater oder Ähnlichem
  3. 3
    Hörfunk- oder Fernsehsender
  4. 4
    Blatt oder Heft, in dem das Programm^([2, 3]) steht
  5. 5
    Konzept zum Erreichen bestimmter Ziele

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porgramm,pprogramm,prgoramm,progarmm,proggramm,progrmam,progrramm,prorgamm,prrogramm,rpogramm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Programm

Misspelling Variants of "Programm"

porgramm8pprogramm9prgoramm8progarmm8proggramm9progrmam8progrramm9prorgamm8
Misspelling Variants of "Programm"

Frequency rank: #908 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Programm"?
"Programm" is spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈɡʁam].
What does "Programm" mean?
As a noun, "Programm" means: Folge von Anweisungen für eine Maschine (häufig für einen Computer) oder eine Anlage
What words are commonly confused with "Programm"?
"Programm" is commonly confused with "Programme", "Programms", "Programmen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Programm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Programm" is [pʁoˈɡʁam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Programm" come from?
"Programm" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.