programvsprogreConfusable pair

Quick tell: program is a noun, progre is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“program” is a noun and “progre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,890
“program” frequency rank
#35,702
“progre” frequency rank
64592
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature program progre
Definition Programa. Progresista (de ideas avanzadas, o de un partido político de izquierdas). Particularmente se usa para referirse a aquellos que proclaman tener ideas de izquierda pero que mantienen una vida con ciertos lujos o alejada de los ideales que algunos suponen propios de una política de izquierda.

Where the eye mixes program and progre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
program
6 ch
progre

Why the eye confuses program with progre

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: program is /ˈpɹəʊ.ɡɹæm/ while progre is [ˈpɾoɣ̞ɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64592, 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/. progre is at rank #35,702, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpɾoɣ̞ɾe].

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 64592, this pair ranks #45,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of program vs progre

Shared letters: gopr. Private to "program": am. Private to "progre": e.

"program" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "progre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • programporgram · pprogram · prgoram · progarm · proggram · programm · progrma · progrram
  • progreporgre · pprogre · prgore · proger · proggre · progrre · prorge · prrogre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "program" for "progre" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "program" is a noun and "progre" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "program" or "progre" show up more?
"program" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,890 in our Spanish list, against #35,702 for "progre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "program" and "progre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "program" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "progre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "program" and "progre" 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 #45,141 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