Which to use
“programmée” is an adjective and “programmer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,874
- “programmée” frequency rank
- #16,707
- “programmer” frequency rank
- 30581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | programmée | programmer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de programmé. | Mettre dans un programme. |
Same sound, different letters: programmée vs programmer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - programmée / programmer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: programmée and programmer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
programmée is recorded at frequency rank #13,874, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me\. programmer is at rank #16,707, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me\.
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 30581, this pair ranks #309,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of programmée vs programmer
Shared letters: aegmopr. Private to "programmée": é. Private to "programmer": -.
"programmée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVV · "programmer" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- programmer ← porgrammer · pprogrammer · prgorammer · progarmmer · proggrammer · programemr · programer · programmerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "programmée" and "programmer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "programmée" or "programmer"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "programmée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "programmer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "programmée" and "programmer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "programmer 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 #309,337 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.