programadovsprogresadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,878
“programado” frequency rank
#34,282
“progresado” frequency rank
44160
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature programado progresado
Definition Participio de programar. Participio de progresar.

Where the eye mixes programado and progresado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
programado
10 ch
progresado

Visual trap between programado and progresado

A purely visual mix-up. programado ([pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞o]) and progresado ([pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44160, 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]. progresado is at rank #34,282, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsað̞o].

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 44160, this pair ranks #138,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of programado vs progresado

Shared letters: adgopr. Private to "programado": m. Private to "progresado": es.

"programado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV  ·  "progresado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • programadoporgramado · pprogramado · prgoramado · progarmado · proggramado · prograamdo · programaddo · programaod
  • progresadoporgresado · pprogresado · prgoresado · progersado · proggresado · progreasdo · progresaddo · progresaod

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "programado" and "progresado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞o] versus [pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "programado" or "progresado" show up more?
"programado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,878 in our Spanish list, against #34,282 for "progresado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "programado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "progresado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "programado" and "progresado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "progresa vs progresado". 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 #138,595 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