# pagoda

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəˈɡoʊ.də/ · frequency rank #35,009

## Definitions
1. A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple.
2. An image or carving of a god in South and Southeast Asia; an idol.
3. A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties and colonial powers in southern India.
4. An ornamental structure imitating the design of the religious building, erected in a park or garden.
5. A pagoda sleeve.

## Etymology
From Portuguese pagode, which is via Malayalam പകോതി (pakōti) from Sanskrit भगवती (bhagavatī, name of a goddess).

## Easily confused with
- **panda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pagoda-vs-panda)
- **Paola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pagoda-vs-paola)
- **parody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pagoda-vs-parody)
- **paloma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pagoda-vs-paloma)

## Common misspellings (8)
`apgoda`, `pagdoa`, `paggoda`, `pagoad`, `pagodda`, `paogda`, `pgaoda`, `ppagoda`

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