Which to use
“programada” and “programados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,323
- “programada” frequency rank
- #20,475
- “programados” frequency rank
- 33798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | programada | programados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de programado, participio de programar. | Forma del plural de programado, participio de programar. |
Where the eye mixes programada and programados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: programada vs programados
A purely visual mix-up. programada ([pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞a]) and programados ([pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33798, 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]. programados is at rank #20,475, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞os].
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 33798, this pair ranks #194,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of programada vs programados
Shared letters: adgmopr. Private to "programada": -. Private to "programados": s.
"programada" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV · "programados" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- programada ← porgramada · pprogramada · prgoramada · progarmada · proggramada · prograamda · programaad · programadda
- programados ← porgramados · pprogramados · prgoramados · progarmados · proggramados · prograamdos · programaddos · programadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "programada" and "programados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "programada" or "programados" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "programada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "programados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "programada" and "programados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "programados vs programando". 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 #194,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.