programme
pro·gramme/ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/noun, verb
programme is spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables (pro·gramme). It appears 37 times per million words in written English, the 2,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “program vs programme” about 1,300 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, programme means “UK, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of programme is programmes.
How many letters and syllables are in programme?
| Letters | 9: P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pro·gramme |
| In writing | 37 times per million words; the 2,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is programme?
Programme appears 37 times per million words in written English, the 2,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce programme?
- US /ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/
- UK /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæm/
- UK /ˈpɹəʊɡɹəm/
Programme has 2 syllables, split pro·gramme in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-program.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-programme.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with programme
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: program.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with programme?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as programme from its last stressed vowel (/oʊɡɹæm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of programme
- programmes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- programming participle, present
- programmed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does programme mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UK, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program.
Our programme for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.
- 2
UKrareAlternative spelling of program (“computer program”).
verb
- 1
UK standard spelling of program.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).