Which to use
“programada” and “programadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,323
- “programada” frequency rank
- #20,779
- “programadas” frequency rank
- 34102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | programada | programadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de programado, participio de programar. | Forma del femenino plural de programado, participio de programar. |
Where the eye mixes programada and programadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between programada and programadas
A purely visual mix-up. programada ([pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞a]) and programadas ([pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞as]) 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) - “programada” sits inside “programadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
programada is recorded at frequency rank #13,323, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞a]. programadas is at rank #20,779, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞as].
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 34102, this pair ranks #193,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of programada vs programadas
Shared letters: adgmopr. Private to "programada": -. Private to "programadas": s.
"programada" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV · "programadas" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- programada ← porgramada · pprogramada · prgoramada · progarmada · proggramada · prograamda · programaad · programadda
- programadas ← porgramadas · pprogramadas · prgoramadas · progarmadas · proggramadas · prograamdas · programaads · programadass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "programada" for "programadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "programada" or "programadas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "programada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "programadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "programada" and "programadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "programada 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 #193,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.