Paddington

[ˈpɛdɪŋtən]

/[ˈpɛdɪŋtən]/ name

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The verdict

“Paddington” is uncommon German (frequency #71,689 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,689
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadtteil von London

Corpus desk

Index DE-paddington · Paddington · German

Paddington · rank #71,689 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,689
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH packend

Nearest frequency peer: packend (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Paddington“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Paddington“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Paddington
PropertyValue
HeadwordPaddington
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈpɛdɪŋtən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,689
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Paddington“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Paddingtonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „packend“ (#71,688), „Papiergeld“ (#71,690), „Paradieses“ (#71,691). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Paddington“ bei #71,689. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Paddington is uncommon German at frequency #71,689 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈpɛdɪŋtən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadtteil von London".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Paddington, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Paddington, spelled P-A-D-D-I-N-G-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadtteil von London

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In Paddington stieg er aus dem Zug und reihte sich in den Strom der Pendler ein, die zur Arbeit strebten.“

This word in other languages

Paddington(English)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Paddington"?
"Paddington" is spelled P-A-D-D-I-N-G-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛdɪŋtən].
What does "Paddington" mean?
As a proper noun, "Paddington" means: Stadtteil von London
How do you pronounce "Paddington"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Paddington" is [ˈpɛdɪŋtən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Paddington" come from?
"Paddington" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Papiergeld#71,690Paradieses#71,691persischer#71,704Obstsorten#71,672

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list