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.
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
- programado ← porgramado · pprogramado · prgoramado · progarmado · proggramado · prograamdo · programaddo · programaod
- progresado ← porgresado · pprogresado · prgoresado · progersado · proggresado · progreasdo · progresaddo · progresaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "programado" and "progresado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "programado" or "progresado" show up more?
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.