# program

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹəʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/ · frequency rank #545

## Definitions
1. A set of structured activities; a plan of action.
2. A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
3. A set of principal goals which someone, especially a political party or candidate, supports.
4. A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
5. A computer program.
6. A particular mindset or method of doing things.
7. A custom tracklist.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “I set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of programma.

## Easily confused with
- **programs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/program-vs-programs)
- **programme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/program-vs-programme)

## Common misspellings (11)
`porgram`, `pprogram`, `prgoram`, `progarm`, `proggram`, `programm`, `progrma`, `progrram`, `prorgam`, `prrogram`, `rpogram`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/program