Which to use
“programada” is a participle and “programan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,323
- “programada” frequency rank
- #48,626
- “programan” frequency rank
- 61949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | programada | programan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de programado, participio de programar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de programar. |
Where the eye mixes programada and programan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: programada vs programan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: programada is [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞a] while programan is [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾamãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61949, 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]. programan is at rank #48,626, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾamãn].
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 61949, this pair ranks #53,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of programada vs programan
Shared letters: agmopr. Private to "programada": d. Private to "programan": n.
"programada" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV · "programan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- programada ← porgramada · pprogramada · prgoramada · progarmada · proggramada · prograamda · programaad · programadda
- programan ← porgraman · pprograman · prgoraman · progarman · proggraman · prograamn · programann · programman
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "programada" and "programan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "programada" vs "programan" - which ranks higher?
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 "programan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "programada" and "programan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "programan 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 #53,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.