Which to use
“programmer” is a verb and “programmés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,707
- “programmer” frequency rank
- #24,336
- “programmés” frequency rank
- 41043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | programmer | programmés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre dans un programme. | Masculin pluriel de programmé. |
Same sound, different letters: programmer vs programmés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Homophone desk: programmer vs programmés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: programmer and programmés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 41043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
programmer is recorded at frequency rank #16,707, classified as averb, 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 41043, this pair ranks #235,976 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of programmer vs programmés
Shared letters: agmopr. Private to "programmer": e. Private to "programmés": sé.
"programmer" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC · "programmés" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- programmer ← porgrammer · pprogrammer · prgorammer · progarmmer · proggrammer · programemr · programer · programmerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "programmer" and "programmés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "programmer" or "programmés"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "programmer" / "programmés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "programmer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "programmés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,976 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "programmer" and "programmés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "programmés 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 #235,976 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.