programadoresvsprogramadosTell them apart

Quick tell: programadores is a adjective, programados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“programadores” is an adjective and “programados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,956
“programadores” frequency rank
#20,475
“programados” frequency rank
37431
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature programadores programados
Definition Forma del plural de programador. Forma del plural de programado, participio de programar.

Where the eye mixes programadores and programados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

13 ch
programadores
11 ch
programados

Visual trap between programadores and programados

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: programadores is [pɾoɣ̞ɾamaˈð̞oɾes] while programados is [pɾoɣ̞ɾaˈmað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

programadores is recorded at frequency rank #16,956, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾamaˈð̞oɾes]. 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 37431, this pair ranks #175,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of programadores vs programados

Shared letters: adgmoprs. Private to "programadores": e. Private to "programados": -.

"programadores" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVCVC  ·  "programados" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • programadoresporgramadores · pprogramadores · prgoramadores · progarmadores · proggramadores · prograamdores · programaddores · programadoers
  • programadosporgramados · pprogramados · prgoramados · progarmados · proggramados · prograamdos · programaddos · programadoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "programadores" and "programados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "programadores" is an adjective and "programados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "programadores" vs "programados" - which ranks higher?
"programadores" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,956 in our Spanish list, against #20,475 for "programados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "programadores" 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 #175,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "programadores" 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 #175,327 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