padecen

[paˈð̞esẽn]

/[paˈð̞esẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“padecen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,190
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de padecer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-padecen · padecen · Spanish

padecen · rank #15,190 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,190
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH oyentes

Nearest frequency peer: oyentes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “padecen”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “padecen” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

padecen vs parece
71% similar
padecen vs parecer
71% similar
padecen vs parecen
86% similar

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

Key facts for padecen
PropertyValue
Headwordpadecen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paˈð̞esẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,190
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “padecen”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.padecencae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “oyentes” (#15,189), “participativa” (#15,191), “otorgan” (#15,188). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “padecen” va en #15,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around padecen (IPA [paˈð̞esẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,190 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de padecer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for padecen, with forms such as "apdecen", "padceen", and "paddecen". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "parece", "parecer", "parecen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is padecen, spelled P-A-D-E-C-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de padecer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apdecen
  • padceen
  • paddecen
  • padeccen
  • padecenn
  • padecne
  • padeecn
  • padesen
  • paedcen
  • pdaecen
  • ppadecen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of padecen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apdecen2padceen2paddecen1padeccen1padecenn1padecne2padeecn2padesen1
Edit distance from "padecen"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "padecen"?
"padecen" is spelled P-A-D-E-C-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈð̞esẽn].
What does "padecen" mean?
As a verb, "padecen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de padecer.
What words are commonly confused with "padecen"?
"padecen" is commonly confused with "parece", "parecer", "parecen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "padecen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "padecen" is [paˈð̞esẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "padecen" come from?
"padecen" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oyentes#15,189otorgan#15,188ofrezca#15,185octavos#15,182

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

pensaría11 variantsmanejado11 variantsserver11 variantsmandaba11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list