Which to use
“programan” is a verb and “programas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,626
- “programan” frequency rank
- #1,063
- “programas” frequency rank
- 49689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | programan | programas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de programar. | Forma del plural de programa. |
Where the eye mixes programan and programas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses programan with programas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: programan is [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾamãn] while programas is [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾamas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “programan” becomes s in “programas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
programan is recorded at frequency rank #48,626, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾamãn]. 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 49689, this pair ranks #107,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of programan vs programas
Shared letters: agmopr. Private to "programan": n. Private to "programas": s.
"programan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC · "programas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "programan" and "programas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "programan" or "programas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "programan" and "programas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "programan" 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 #107,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "programan" and "programas" 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 #107,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.