padres

[ˈpað̞ɾes]

/[ˈpað̞ɾes]/ noun

The verdict

“padres” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #615. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#615
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Padre y madre de un ser vivo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-padres · padres · Spanish

padres · rank #615 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #615
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pena

Nearest frequency peer: pena (+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 “padres”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “padres” 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).

padres vs pare
67% similar
padres vs pars
67% similar
padres vs París
50% similar

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

Key facts for padres
PropertyValue
Headwordpadres
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpað̞ɾes]
Letters6
Frequency rank#615
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “padres”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pena” (#616), “miembros” (#613), “producción” (#617). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “padres” va en #615. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around padres (IPA [ˈpað̞ɾes]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #615 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Padre y madre de un ser vivo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for padres, with forms such as "apdres", "paddres", and "paders". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pare", "pars", "París", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is padres, spelled P-A-D-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Padre y madre de un ser vivo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apdres
  • paddres
  • paders
  • padress
  • padrres
  • padrse
  • pardes
  • pdares
  • ppadres

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of padres - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apdres2paddres1paders2padress1padrres1padrse2pardes2pdares2
Edit distance from "padres"

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 "padres"?
"padres" is spelled P-A-D-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpað̞ɾes].
What does "padres" mean?
As a noun, "padres" means: Padre y madre de un ser vivo.
What words are commonly confused with "padres"?
"padres" is commonly confused with "pare", "pars", "París". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "padres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "padres" is [ˈpað̞ɾes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "padres" come from?
"padres" 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 "padres", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list