paddock
\pa.dɔk\
The verdict
“paddock” is an uncommon French word, ranked #51,019 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #51,019
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Enclos aménagé près des écuries où les chevaux et plus particulièrement les étalons peuvent être laissés en liberté.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paddock |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pa.dɔk\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,019 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paddock” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for paddock is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pa.dɔk\. Corpus data places it at rank #51,019 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Enclos aménagé près des écuries où les chevaux et plus particulièrement les étalons peuvent être laissés en liberté.
- 2Endroit où les chevaux sont présentés aux parieurs avec leur jockey avant chaque course.
- 3En sport mécanique, endroit destiné aux stands des écuries de course pour installer la logistique permettant la préparation et l’entretien des véhicules.
- 4Lit, meuble où l’on dort.
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “paddock”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-A-D-D-O-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pa.dɔk\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.