# iPad

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈaɪpæd/ · frequency rank #6,063

## Definitions
1. A lightweight low-power tablet computer of a particular range from Apple Inc.
2. Any lightweight low-power tablet computer.

## Etymology
From i- + pad. Apple trademark, from their "i-" series of products; especially their iOS products, the iPod and iPhone.

## Easily confused with
- **IRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-ira)
- **ISA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-isa)
- **IPO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-ipo)
- **ips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-ips)
- **IPL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-ipl)
- **IPC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-ipc)
- **ISD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-isd)
- **Iran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-iran)
- **Iraq** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-iraq)
- **it'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-it-d)
- **Ivan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-ivan)
- **iPod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-ipod)
- **IPCC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipad-vs-ipcc)
- **ID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/id-vs-ipad)
- **IP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ip-vs-ipad)
- **IA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ia-vs-ipad)
- **I'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-d-vs-ipad)
- **Ind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ind-vs-ipad)
- **Ida** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ida-vs-ipad)
- **IPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipa-vs-ipad)

## Common misspellings (4)
`iapd`, `ipadd`, `ipda`, `ippad`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ipad