Which to use
“programada” is a participle and “programas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,323
- “programada” frequency rank
- #1,063
- “programas” frequency rank
- 14386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | programada | programas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de programado, participio de programar. | Forma del plural de programa. |
Where the eye mixes programada and programas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: programada vs programas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: programada is [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞a] while programas is [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾamas]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14386, 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]. 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 14386, this pair ranks #284,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of programada vs programas
Shared letters: agmopr. Private to "programada": d. Private to "programas": s.
"programada" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV · "programas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- programada ← porgramada · pprogramada · prgoramada · progarmada · proggramada · prograamda · programaad · programadda
- programas ← porgramas · pprogramas · prgoramas · progarmas · proggramas · prograams · programass · programmas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "programada" for "programas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "programada" vs "programas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "programas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "programada" and "programas" 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 #284,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.