proclamadavsprogramadaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#34,732
“proclamada” frequency rank
#13,323
“programada” frequency rank
48055
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proclamada programada
Definition Forma del femenino de proclamado, participio de proclamar o de proclamarse. Forma del femenino de programado, participio de programar.

Where the eye mixes proclamada and programada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
proclamada
10 ch
programada

Why the eye confuses proclamada with programada

A purely visual mix-up. proclamada ([pɾoklaˈmað̞a]) and programada ([pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞a]) 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 48055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proclamada is recorded at frequency rank #34,732, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoklaˈmað̞a]. programada is at rank #13,323, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞a].

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 48055, this pair ranks #116,577 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of proclamada vs programada

Shared letters: admopr. Private to "proclamada": cl. Private to "programada": g.

"proclamada" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV  ·  "programada" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proclamadaporclamada · pproclamada · prcolamada · procalmada · procclamada · proclaamda · proclamaad · proclamadda
  • programadaporgramada · pprogramada · prgoramada · progarmada · proggramada · prograamda · programaad · programadda

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "proclamada" for "programada" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoklaˈmað̞a] versus [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "proclamada" vs "programada" - which ranks higher?
"programada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,323 in our Spanish list, against #34,732 for "proclamada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "proclamada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "programada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #116,577 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proclamada" and "programada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proclamada 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 #116,577 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