padded
/ˈpædɪd/adjective, verb
padded is spelled P-A-D-D-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, padded means “Having padding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in padded?
| Letters | 6: P-A-D-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is padded?
Padded appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce padded?
- US /ˈpædɪd/
Padded has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-padded.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of padded
- more padded comparative
- most padded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does padded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having padding.
- 2
Wearing a diaper; diapered.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of pad
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Padded in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having padding:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rembourré |
| German | gepolstert, gefüttert |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.