Which to use
“progresa” is a verb and “progress” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,891
- “progresa” frequency rank
- #41,561
- “progress” frequency rank
- 70452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | progresa | progress |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de progresar. | Progreso. |
Where the eye mixes progresa and progress
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: progresa vs progress
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: progresa is [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾesa] while progress is /ˈpɹəʊ.ɡɹɛs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “progresa” becomes s in “progress”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
progresa is recorded at frequency rank #28,891, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾesa]. 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 70452, this pair ranks #29,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of progresa vs progress
Shared letters: egoprs. Private to "progresa": a. Private to "progress": -.
"progresa" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "progress" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "progresa" for "progress" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "progresa" or "progress" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "progresa" and "progress" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "progresa" 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 #29,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "progresa" 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 #29,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.