Which to use
“programado” is a verb and “programas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,878
- “programado” frequency rank
- #1,063
- “programas” frequency rank
- 10941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | programado | programas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de programar. | Forma del plural de programa. |
Where the eye mixes programado and programas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between programado and programas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: programado is [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞o] 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10941, 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]. 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 10941, this pair ranks #296,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of programado vs programas
Shared letters: agmopr. Private to "programado": d. Private to "programas": s.
"programado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV · "programas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- programado ← porgramado · pprogramado · prgoramado · progarmado · proggramado · prograamdo · programaddo · programaod
- programas ← porgramas · pprogramas · prgoramas · progarmas · proggramas · prograams · programass · programmas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "programado" and "programas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "programado" or "programas"?
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 "programado" 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 #296,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "programado" and "programas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "programado 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 #296,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.