# Padua

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpæd͡ʒ.u.ə/ · frequency rank #39,012

## Definitions
1. A province of Veneto, Italy.
2. A city, the capital of Padua, Veneto.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin Padua, from Venetan Padoa, from Latin Patavium.

## Easily confused with
- **pau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-pau)
- **PDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-pda)
- **Paul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-paul)
- **papa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-papa)
- **pala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-pala)
- **pasta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-pasta)
- **Paula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-paula)
- **panda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-panda)
- **Papua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-papua)
- **pasha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-pasha)
- **parma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-parma)
- **palma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-palma)
- **Patna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-patna)
- **parka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-parka)
- **Paola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-paola)
- **Parra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padua-vs-parra)
- **pad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pad-vs-padua)
- **pads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pads-vs-padua)
- **paddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paddy-vs-padua)
- **padre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padre-vs-padua)

## Common misspellings (6)
`apdua`, `padau`, `paddua`, `pauda`, `pdaua`, `ppadua`

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