Padstow

name

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"padstow" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Padstow” is uncommon English (frequency #71,770 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,770
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A suburb of Sydney in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Key facts for Padstow
PropertyValue
HeadwordPadstow
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,770
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Padstow” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Padstow lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Padstow is uncommon English at frequency #71,770 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Padstow in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: A corruption of Saint Petroc + Old English stōw. The correct English form is Padstow, spelled P-A-D-S-T-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    A suburb of Sydney in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. 2
    A small town, civil parish, and fishing port in northern Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9175).

Etymology

A corruption of Saint Petroc + Old English stōw.

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 "Padstow"?
"Padstow" is spelled P-A-D-S-T-O-W.
What does "Padstow" mean?
As a proper noun, "Padstow" means: A suburb of Sydney in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
What is the origin of the word "Padstow"?
A corruption of Saint Petroc + Old English stōw. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Padstow”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-D-S-T-O-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list