paddle

\pa.dəl\

/\pa.dəl\/ noun

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The verdict

“paddle” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,699. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,699
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palette de bois recouverte de cuir sur laquelle on affûte les rasoirs ou coupe-choux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paddle · paddle · French

paddle · rank #48,699 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,699
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH palin

Nearest frequency peer: palin (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « paddle »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « paddle » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

paddle vs parlé
50% similar
paddle vs Paule
50% similar
paddle vs padre
67% similar

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

Key facts for paddle
PropertyValue
Headwordpaddle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.dəl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,699
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « paddle »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).paddlese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « palin » (#48,700), « ouvrirent » (#48,697), « Parapet » (#48,701). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paddle » est au #48,699. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around paddle (IPA \pa.dəl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,699 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for paddle, with forms such as "apddle", "paddel", and "paddlle". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "parlé", "Paule", "padre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is paddle, spelled P-A-D-D-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Palette de bois recouverte de cuir sur laquelle on affûte les rasoirs ou coupe-choux.
  2. 2
    Stand up paddle.
  3. 3
    Planche à rame.
  4. 4
    Périphérique informatique composé d'un bouton tournant.
  5. 5
    Palette, en bois, en cuir rigide ou en un autre matériau, destinée à frapper son partenaire pendant des relations sexuelles. On l'utilise généralement sur les fesses ou les cuisses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how paddle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La cérémonie commençait par l’affûtage de la lame du coupe-choux sur le paddle, palette de bois garnie de cuir.
  2. Une quinzaine de professionnels du nautisme sont réunis et font le pari de vous initier à des activités aussi diverses et variées que la voile, le kitesurf, le kayak, le paddle, le jet-ski, le char à voile, le catamaran, et même à la navigation sur de vieux gréements...

Synonyms

planche à rame

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apddle
  • paddel
  • paddlle
  • padlde
  • padle
  • pdadle
  • ppaddle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paddle - 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.

apddle2paddel2paddlle1padlde2padle1pdadle2ppaddle1
Edit distance from "paddle"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paddle"?
"paddle" is spelled P-A-D-D-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.dəl\.
What does "paddle" mean?
As a noun, "paddle" means: Palette de bois recouverte de cuir sur laquelle on affûte les rasoirs ou coupe-choux.
What words are commonly confused with "paddle"?
"paddle" is commonly confused with "parlé", "Paule", "padre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paddle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paddle" is \pa.dəl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paddle" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

parias#48,704pasque#48,705Odilon#48,692nerval#48,683

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

orton7 variantsprude7 variantsmeutre7 variantsmanor7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list