padded

/ˈpædɪd/

//ˈpædɪd// adj

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"padded" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“padded” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,891. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,891
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having padding.

Corpus desk

Index EN-padded · padded · English

padded · rank #21,891 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,891
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH overturn

Nearest frequency peer: overturn (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “padded”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “padded” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

padded vs paddy
67% similar
padded vs paved
67% similar
padded vs padre
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for padded
PropertyValue
Headwordpadded
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈpædɪd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,891
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “padded”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).paddedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “overturn” (#21,890), “panicking” (#21,893), “pantheon” (#21,894). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “padded” is #21,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around padded (IPA /ˈpædɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,891 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for padded, with forms such as "apdded", "paddde", and "paddedd". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "paddy", "paved", "padre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is padded, spelled P-A-D-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having padding.
  2. 2
    Having padding.

Synonyms

gamboised

This word in other languages

rembourré(Français)gepolstert(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apdded
  • paddde
  • paddedd
  • paded
  • padedd
  • pdaded
  • ppadded

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of padded - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apdded2paddde2paddedd1paded1padedd2pdaded2ppadded1
Edit distance from "padded"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "padded"?
"padded" is spelled P-A-D-D-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpædɪd/.
What does "padded" mean?
As an adjective, "padded" means: Having padding.
What words are commonly confused with "padded"?
"padded" is commonly confused with "paddy", "paved", "padre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "padded"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "padded" is /ˈpædɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "padded" come from?
"padded" is a English 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 English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

methyl#21,869Sabine#21,918Mendes#21,863Saigon#21,919

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

payer7 variantsnudge7 variantsRegan7 variantsserge7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list