proclamadovsprogramadoConfusable pair

Which to use

“proclamado” and “programado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,780
“proclamado” frequency rank
#9,392
“programado” frequency rank
33172
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proclamado programado
Definition algo ou alguém que se proclamou que se programou

Letter map: proclamado vs programado

Shared letters muted; letters that set proclamado and programado apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.

10 ch
proclamado
10 ch
programado

Pair insight - proclamado / programado

proclamado and programado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proclamado is recorded at frequency rank #23,780, classified as anadj. programado is at rank #9,392, tagged as anadj.

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 33172, this pair ranks #34,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of proclamado vs programado

Shared letters: admopr. Private to "proclamado": cl. Private to "programado": g.

"proclamado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV  ·  "programado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proclamadoporclamado · pproclamado · prcolamado · procalmado · procclamado · proclaamdo · proclamaddo · proclamaod
  • programadoporgramado · pprogramado · prgoramado · progarmado · proggramado · prograamdo · programaddo · programaod

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "proclamado" and "programado" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "proclamado" or "programado"?
"programado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,392 in our Portuguese list, against #23,780 for "proclamado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "proclamado" and "programado". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "proclamado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "programado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proclamado" and "programado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proclamado vs proclamar". 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 #34,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list