padrino
[paˈð̞ɾino]
The verdict
“padrino” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,394 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,394
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - El que tiene, presenta o asiste a otra persona que recibe el sacramento del bautismo, de la confirmación, del matrimonio o del orden si es varón, o que profesa, si se trata de una religiosa.
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 | padrino |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈð̞ɾino] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,394 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “padrino” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for padrino is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈð̞ɾino]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,394 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for padrino, with forms such as "apdrino", "paddrino", and "padirno". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "pario", "padrón", "patrio", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is padrino, spelled P-A-D-R-I-N-O.
Definition
- 1El que tiene, presenta o asiste a otra persona que recibe el sacramento del bautismo, de la confirmación, del matrimonio o del orden si es varón, o que profesa, si se trata de una religiosa.
- 2El que presenta y acompaña a otro que recibe algún honor, grado, etc.
- 3Varón que ayuda y patrocina a otra persona, normalmente más joven o inexperta.
- 4Varón que acompaña, supervisa y eventualmente arbitra a otra persona en un duelo, especialmente cuando es de armas o a cuchillos.
- 5Hombre encargado de la tutela de otra persona.
- 6Jefe de un grupo criminal organizado.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apdrino,paddrino,padirno,padrinno,padrion,padrnio,padrrino,pardino,pdarino,ppadrino
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of padrino - 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 “padrino”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-D-R-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈð̞ɾino] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pario” - see the side-by-side comparison. padrino vs pario
- 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.