Which to use
“program” and “programa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,890
- “program” frequency rank
- #370
- “programa” frequency rank
- 29260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | program | programa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Programa. | Determinada serie de actividades o acciones a realizarse. |
Where the eye mixes program and programa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between program and programa
A purely visual mix-up. program (/ˈpɹəʊ.ɡɹæm/) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “program” sits inside “programa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
program is recorded at frequency rank #28,890, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɹəʊ.ɡɹæm/. 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 29260, this pair ranks #217,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of program vs programa
Shared letters: agmopr. Private to "program": -. Private to "programa": -.
"program" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "programa" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "program" and "programa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "program" vs "programa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "program" 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 #217,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "program" and "programa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "program vs programan". 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 #217,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.