paddock

\pa.dɔk\

/\pa.dɔk\/ noun

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The verdict

“paddock” is uncommon French (frequency #51,019 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,019
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enclos aménagé près des écuries où les chevaux et plus particulièrement les étalons peuvent être laissés en liberté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paddock · paddock · French

paddock · rank #51,019 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,019
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH Outreau

Nearest frequency peer: Outreau (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “paddock”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “paddock” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for paddock
PropertyValue
Headwordpaddock
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.dɔk\
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,019
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “paddock” se place dans la fréquence du français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Outreau » (#51,018), « outdoor » (#51,017), « parabolique » (#51,021). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

paddock is uncommon French at frequency #51,019 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.dɔk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for paddock, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is paddock, spelled P-A-D-D-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enclos aménagé près des écuries où les chevaux et plus particulièrement les étalons peuvent être laissés en liberté.
  2. 2
    Endroit où les chevaux sont présentés aux parieurs avec leur jockey avant chaque course.
  3. 3
    En sport mécanique, endroit destiné aux stands des écuries de course pour installer la logistique permettant la préparation et l’entretien des véhicules.
  4. 4
    Lit, meuble où l’on dort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans le paddock, près des écuries, les quelques chevaux ragaillardis par la fraîcheur du matin caracolent ; il a un regard pour la jolie jument dont Fernande s’est si peu servie.
  2. L’idéal est de mettre son cheval au paddock quelques heures tous les jours. Ainsi, vous serez sûr d’en faire un cheval heureux, équilibré et disponible quand il est monté

Synonyms

rond de présentationpageotpieu

This word in other languages

paddock(English)Paddock(Deutsch)

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 "paddock"?
"paddock" is spelled P-A-D-D-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.dɔk\.
What does "paddock" mean?
As a noun, "paddock" means: Enclos aménagé près des écuries où les chevaux et plus particulièrement les étalons peuvent être laissés en liberté.
How do you pronounce "paddock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paddock" is \pa.dɔk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paddock" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Outreau#51,018outdoor#51,017Ossétie#51,013néonazi#51,001

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list