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“programmateur” and “programmeur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,871
- “programmateur” frequency rank
- #23,990
- “programmeur” frequency rank
- 73861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | programmateur | programmeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui est chargé de la programmation, qui doit répartir dans le temps des programmes. | Personne qui développe un programme constitué par une séquence d'instructions écrite dans un langage de programmation et exécutée par un ordinateur, et en particulier, celui qui réalise des logiciels en créant des algorithmes et en les mettant en œuvre. Informaticien. |
Where the eye mixes programmateur and programmeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: programmateur vs programmeur
A purely visual mix-up. programmateur (\pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.tœʁ\) and programmeur (\pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
programmateur is recorded at frequency rank #49,871, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.tœʁ\. programmeur is at rank #23,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mœʁ\.
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 73861, this pair ranks #39,047 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of programmateur vs programmeur
Shared letters: aegmopru. Private to "programmateur": t. Private to "programmeur": -.
"programmateur" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVCVVC · "programmeur" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- programmateur ← porgrammateur · pprogrammateur · prgorammateur · progarmmateur · proggrammateur · programamteur · programateur · programmaetur
- programmeur ← porgrammeur · pprogrammeur · prgorammeur · progarmmeur · proggrammeur · programemur · programeur · programmeru
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "programmateur" and "programmeur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "programmateur" or "programmeur"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "programmateur" and "programmeur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "programmateur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "programmeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,047 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "programmateur" and "programmeur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "programmeur vs programmeurs". 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 #39,047 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.