proclamavsprogramaWhich spelling fits?

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“proclama” and “programa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,678
“proclama” frequency rank
#370
“programa” frequency rank
15048
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proclama programa
Definition Comunicación o notificación pública y formal de un evento, acontecimiento o decisión de alguna autoridad o de interés general. Se usa regularmente hablando de los avisos de casamientos. Determinada serie de actividades o acciones a realizarse.

Where the eye mixes proclama and programa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
proclama
8 ch
programa

Why the eye confuses proclama with programa

A purely visual mix-up. proclama ([pɾoˈklama]) and programa ([pɾoˈɣ̞ɾama]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proclama is recorded at frequency rank #14,678, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾoˈklama]. programa is at rank #370, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾama].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 15048, this pair ranks #281,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of proclama vs programa

Shared letters: amopr. Private to "proclama": cl. Private to "programa": g.

"proclama" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV  ·  "programa" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proclamaporclama · pproclama · prcolama · procalma · procclama · proclaam · proclamma · procllama
  • programaporgrama · pprograma · prgorama · progarma · proggrama · prograam · programma · progrmaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "proclama" and "programa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈklama] versus [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾama]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "proclama" vs "programa" - which ranks higher?
"programa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #370 in our Spanish list, against #14,678 for "proclama". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "proclama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "programa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #281,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proclama" and "programa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proclama vs proclamas". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #281,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list