# padma vs pads

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### padma
*noun · frequency rank #44,392*
lotus blossom

### pads
*noun · IPA /pædz/ · frequency rank #10,102*
plural of pad

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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