programadasvsprogramadosWhat's the difference?

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“programadas” and “programados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,779
“programadas” frequency rank
#20,475
“programados” frequency rank
41254
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature programadas programados
Definition Forma del femenino plural de programado, participio de programar. Forma del plural de programado, participio de programar.

Where the eye mixes programadas and programados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
programadas
11 ch
programados

Look-alike desk: programadas vs programados

A purely visual mix-up. programadas ([pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “programadas” becomes o in “programados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

programadas is recorded at frequency rank #20,779, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞as]. 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 41254, this pair ranks #154,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of programadas vs programados

Shared letters: adgmoprs. Private to "programadas": -. Private to "programados": -.

"programadas" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVC  ·  "programados" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • programadasporgramadas · pprogramadas · prgoramadas · progarmadas · proggramadas · prograamdas · programaads · programadass
  • programadosporgramados · pprogramados · prgoramados · progarmados · proggramados · prograamdos · programaddos · programadoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "programadas" and "programados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞as] versus [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "programadas" vs "programados" - which ranks higher?
"programados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,475 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "programadas" and "programados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "programadas" 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 #154,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "programadas" 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 #154,659 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