pada
/ˈpɑːdə/
"pada" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pada” is uncommon English (frequency #86,609 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,609
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The basic metric unit of Vedic poetry, consisting of one line of verse in Sanskrit, typically as part of a four-line stanza.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pada · pada · English
pada · rank #86,609 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,609
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH outshone
Nearest frequency peer: outshone (-4 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “pada”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- orogeny
orogeny
13,400 corpus weight
- orthostatic
orthostatic
13,399 corpus weight
- outscore
outscore
13,397 corpus weight
- outshone
outshone
13,396 corpus weight
- pada
pada
13,392 corpus weight
- passivation
passivation
13,385 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “pada” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pada |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɑːdə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #86,609 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pada” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pada is uncommon English at frequency #86,609 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɑːdə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The basic metric unit of Vedic poetry, consisting of one line of verse in Sanskrit, typically as part of a four-line stanza.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pada, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit पद (pada). The correct English form is pada, spelled P-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1The basic metric unit of Vedic poetry, consisting of one line of verse in Sanskrit, typically as part of a four-line stanza.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There were quatrains and broken verses and entire poems. There were padas that she had started and scratched out.
Etymology
From Sanskrit पद (pada).
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).