Which to use
“programado” and “programan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,878
- “programado” frequency rank
- #48,626
- “programan” frequency rank
- 58504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | programado | programan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de programar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de programar. |
Where the eye mixes programado and programan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between programado and programan
A purely visual mix-up. programado ([pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞o]) and programan ([pɾoˈɣ̞ɾamãn]) 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 58504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
programado is recorded at frequency rank #9,878, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞o]. 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 58504, this pair ranks #66,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of programado vs programan
Shared letters: agmopr. Private to "programado": d. Private to "programan": n.
"programado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV · "programan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- programado ← porgramado · pprogramado · prgoramado · progarmado · proggramado · prograamdo · programaddo · programaod
- programan ← porgraman · pprograman · prgoraman · progarman · proggraman · prograamn · programann · programman
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "programado" and "programan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "programado" or "programan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "programado" 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 #66,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "programado" 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 #66,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.