# padre

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑdɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #25,162

## Definitions
1. A military clergyman.
2. A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian padre, Spanish padre, or Portuguese padre (“priest”), which are from Latin pater (“father”). Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, pater, and père.

## Easily confused with
- **par** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-par)
- **part** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-part)
- **park** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-park)
- **page** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-page)
- **pair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pair)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pure)
- **pale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pale)
- **pads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pads)
- **pore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pore)
- **pave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pave)
- **pane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pane)
- **parr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-parr)
- **pate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pate)
- **pars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pars)
- **pare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pare)
- **pari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pari)
- **pyre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pyre)
- **Pape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pape)
- **pairs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pairs)
- **pause** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-pause)

## Common misspellings (7)
`apdre`, `paddre`, `pader`, `padrre`, `parde`, `pdare`, `ppadre`

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