proclamarvsprogramarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,107
“proclamar” frequency rank
#18,683
“programar” frequency rank
43790
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proclamar programar
Definition anunciar em público e em voz alta fazer o programa de, planejar, projetar

Letter map: proclamar vs programar

Shared letters muted; letters that set proclamar and programar apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.

9 ch
proclamar
9 ch
programar

Corpus notes: proclamar and programar

proclamar and programar 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 43790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proclamar is recorded at frequency rank #25,107, classified as averb, pronounced /pɾu.klɐ.ˈmaɾ/. programar is at rank #18,683, tagged as averb.

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 43790, this pair ranks #21,798 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of proclamar vs programar

Shared letters: amopr. Private to "proclamar": cl. Private to "programar": g.

"proclamar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC  ·  "programar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proclamarporclamar · pproclamar · prcolamar · procalmar · procclamar · proclaamr · proclamarr · proclammar
  • programarporgramar · pprogramar · prgoramar · progarmar · proggramar · prograamr · programarr · programmar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "proclamar" and "programar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "proclamar" or "programar" show up more?
"programar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,683 in our Portuguese list, against #25,107 for "proclamar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "proclamar" and "programar".

  • Full dictionary entry for "proclamar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "programar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,798 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proclamar" and "programar" 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 #21,798 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