padre
[ˈpað̞ɾe]
The verdict
“padre” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #363 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #363
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Macho, animal o humano, que ha engendrado o adoptado hijos.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | padre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpað̞ɾe] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #363 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “padre” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for padre is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpað̞ɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #363 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for padre, with forms such as "apdre", "paddre", and "pader". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "para", "pase", "pide", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is padre, spelled P-A-D-R-E.
Definition
- 1Macho, animal o humano, que ha engendrado o adoptado hijos.
- 2Por extensión, animal macho destinado a la procreación.
- 3Por extensión, ancestro de un linaje.
- 4Por extensión, fundador de una institución, disciplina o sistema.
- 5Figuradamente, origen o fuente de algún otro fenómeno.
- 6Sacerdote del culto católico y ortodoxo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apdre,paddre,pader,padrre,parde,pdare,ppadre
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of padre - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “padre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-D-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpað̞ɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “para” - see the side-by-side comparison. padre vs para
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.