Which to use
“progre” is an adjective and “progress” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,702
- “progre” frequency rank
- #41,561
- “progress” frequency rank
- 77263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | progre | progress |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Progresista (de ideas avanzadas, o de un partido político de izquierdas). Particularmente se usa para referirse a aquellos que proclaman tener ideas de izquierda pero que mantienen una vida con ciertos lujos o alejada de los ideales que algunos suponen propios de una política de izquierda. | Progreso. |
Where the eye mixes progre and progress
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between progre and progress
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: progre is [ˈpɾoɣ̞ɾe] while progress is /ˈpɹəʊ.ɡɹɛs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “progre” sits inside “progress”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
progre is recorded at frequency rank #35,702, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpɾoɣ̞ɾe]. progress is at rank #41,561, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɹəʊ.ɡɹɛs/.
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 77263, this pair ranks #16,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of progre vs progress
Shared letters: egopr. Private to "progre": -. Private to "progress": s.
"progre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "progress" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "progre" for "progress" ever safe?
Frequency check: "progre" vs "progress" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "progre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "progress" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "progre" and "progress" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "process vs progress". 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 #16,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.