programadavsprogramadasTell them apart

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.

10 ch
programada
11 ch
programadas

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

  • programadaporgramada · pprogramada · prgoramada · progarmada · proggramada · prograamda · programaad · programadda
  • programadasporgramadas · pprogramadas · prgoramadas · progarmadas · proggramadas · prograamdas · programaads · programadass

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "programada" for "programadas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞a] versus [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "programada" or "programadas"?
"programada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,323 in our Spanish list, against #20,779 for "programadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list