Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "programa" and "programas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "programa" vs "programas" - which ranks higher?
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.