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

#370
“programa” frequency rank
#1,063
“programas” frequency rank
1433
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature programa programas
Definition Determinada serie de actividades o acciones a realizarse. Forma del plural de programa.

Where the eye mixes programa and programas

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

8 ch
programa
9 ch
programas

Look-alike desk: programa vs programas

A purely visual mix-up. programa ([pɾoˈɣ̞ɾama]) and programas ([pɾoˈɣ̞ɾamas]) 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) - “programa” sits inside “programas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

programa is recorded at frequency rank #370, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾama]. programas is at rank #1,063, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾamas].

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 1433, this pair ranks #322,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of programa vs programas

Shared letters: agmopr. Private to "programa": -. Private to "programas": s.

"programa" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV  ·  "programas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • programaporgrama · pprograma · prgorama · progarma · proggrama · prograam · programma · progrmaa
  • programasporgramas · pprogramas · prgoramas · progarmas · proggramas · prograams · programass · programmas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "programa" and "programas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈɣ̞ɾama] versus [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾamas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "programa" vs "programas" - which ranks higher?
"programa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #370 in our Spanish list, against #1,063 for "programas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "programa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "programas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #322,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "programa" and "programas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proclamas vs programas". 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 #322,070 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