programméevsprogrammésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“programmée” and “programmés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,874
“programmée” frequency rank
#24,336
“programmés” frequency rank
38210
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature programmée programmés
Definition Féminin singulier de programmé. Masculin pluriel de programmé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set programmée and programmés apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
programmée
10 ch
programmés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. programmée and programmés are pronounced identically (\pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “programmée” becomes s in “programmés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38210, 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\. programmés is at rank #24,336, tagged as anadj, 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 38210, this pair ranks #256,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of programmée vs programmés

Shared letters: agmopré. Private to "programmée": e. Private to "programmés": s.

"programmée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVV  ·  "programmés" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

programmée#13,874
programmés#24,336

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "programmée" and "programmés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "programmée" or "programmés"?
"programmée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,874 in our French list, against #24,336 for "programmés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering programmée vs programmés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “programmée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list