Programmes

[pʁoˈɡʁaməs]

/[pʁoˈɡʁaməs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Programmes” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,769. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,769
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Programm

Corpus desk

Index DE-programmes · Programmes · German

Programmes · rank #40,769 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,769
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Privatsender

Nearest frequency peer: Privatsender (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Programmes“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Programmes“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Programmes vs Programms
90% similar
Programmes vs Programm
80% similar
Programmes vs Programme
90% similar

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

Key facts for Programmes
PropertyValue
HeadwordProgrammes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈɡʁaməs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,769
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Programmes“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Programmesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Privatsender“ (#40,768), „Prophezeiungen“ (#40,770), „Privatsache“ (#40,767). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Programmes“ bei #40,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Programmes (IPA [pʁoˈɡʁaməs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,769 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Programm".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Programmes, with forms such as "porgrammes", "pprogrammes", and "prgorammes". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Programms", "Programm", "Programme", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Programmes, spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Programm

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porgrammes
  • pprogrammes
  • prgorammes
  • progarmmes
  • proggrammes
  • programems
  • programes
  • programmess
  • programmse
  • progrmames
  • progrrammes
  • prorgammes
  • prrogrammes
  • rpogrammes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Programmes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porgrammes2pprogrammes1prgorammes2progarmmes2proggrammes1programems2programes1programmess1
Edit distance from "Programmes"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Programmes"?
"Programmes" is spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈɡʁaməs].
What does "Programmes" mean?
As a noun, "Programmes" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Programm
What words are commonly confused with "Programmes"?
"Programmes" is commonly confused with "Programms", "Programm", "Programme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Programmes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Programmes" is [pʁoˈɡʁaməs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Programmes" come from?
"Programmes" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

präpariert#40,771Prellungen#40,764postuliert#40,760quietschen#40,778

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Politologe14 variantsRangfolge14 variantsSalzuflen14 variantsschenkst14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list