programador
[pɾoɣ̞ɾamaˈð̞oɾ]
The verdict
“programador” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,548 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,548
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que realiza programas informáticos.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | programador |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɾoɣ̞ɾamaˈð̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #13,548 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “programador” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for programador is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾoɣ̞ɾamaˈð̞oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,548 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for programador, with forms such as "porgramador", "pprogramador", and "prgoramador". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "programar", "programados", "programando", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is programador, spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-A-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1Persona que realiza programas informáticos.
- 2Persona que decide el horario de los programas de una señal de televisión o radio.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: porgramador,pprogramador,prgoramador,progarmador,proggramador,prograamdor,programaddor,programadorr,programadro,programaodr,programdaor,programmador,progrmaador,progrramador,prorgamador,prrogramador,rpogramador
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of programador - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “programador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-G-R-A-M-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾoɣ̞ɾamaˈð̞oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “programar” - see the side-by-side comparison. programador vs programar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.