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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "program" for "progre" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "program" or "progre" show up more?
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.