programador

noun

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The verdict

“programador” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,590
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa que tem como profissão ou função escrever programas de computador em uma determinada linguagem de programação

Corpus desk

Index PT-programador · programador · Portuguese

programador · rank #13,590 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,590
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH proceder

Nearest frequency peer: proceder (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “programador”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “programador” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

programador vs programar
82% similar
programador vs programado
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for programador
PropertyValue
Headwordprogramador
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,590
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “programador”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).programadorcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “proceder” (#13,589), “pronunciamento” (#13,591), “previsível” (#13,587). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “programador” fica em #13,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around programador, anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,590 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for programador, with forms such as "porgramador", "pprogramador", and "prgoramador". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "programar", "programado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is programador, spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que tem como profissão ou função escrever programas de computador em uma determinada linguagem de programação
  2. 2
    aquele que desenvolve softwares

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how programador appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Marcelo Tosatti é o programador mais conhecido da comunidade brasileira de Linux.

This word in other languages

programmer(English)programador(Español)programmeur(Français)Programmierer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porgramador
  • pprogramador
  • prgoramador
  • progarmador
  • proggramador
  • prograamdor
  • programaddor
  • programadorr
  • programadro
  • programaodr
  • programdaor
  • programmador
  • progrmaador
  • progrramador
  • prorgamador
  • prrogramador
  • rpogramador

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of programador - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porgramador2pprogramador1prgoramador2progarmador2proggramador1prograamdor2programaddor1programadorr1
Edit distance from "programador"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "programador"?
"programador" is spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-A-D-O-R.
What does "programador" mean?
As a noun, "programador" means: pessoa que tem como profissão ou função escrever programas de computador em uma determinada linguagem de programação
What words are commonly confused with "programador"?
"programador" is commonly confused with "programar", "programado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "programador" come from?
"programador" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "programador", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chapecoense#13,680conseguinte#13,701veterinária#13,413sofisticado#13,392

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

reconciliação17 variantsfrancamente17 variantspercentagem17 variantsteoricamente17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list