How to pronounce paddock
Say it like PAD-uk. Paddock has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PAD).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce paddock. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- PAD
- uk
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Paddock pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- PADSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
- ukKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
American vs British pronunciation of paddock
American and British speakers say paddock in essentially the same way: /ˈpædək/ in the US and /ˈpædək/ in the UK.
British respelling: PAD-uk.
What does paddock mean?
- A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.
- An enclosure next to a racecourse where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race.
- An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.
- A frog.“Cold as a paddock.”
- A toad.
- A simple, usually triangular, sledge which is dragged along the ground to transport items.
- To place or keep (cattle, horses, sheep, or other animals) within a paddock (noun sense 1 or 2.4); hence, to provide (such animals) with pasture.
- To enclose or fence in (land) to form a paddock.
- To excavate washdirt (“earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing”) from (a superficial deposit).
Words that rhyme with paddock
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of paddock.
Questions about saying paddock
How do you pronounce paddock?
Say PAD-uk. The American pronunciation is /ˈpædək/. In British English it is /ˈpædək/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in paddock?
Paddock has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PAD). Broken into parts: PAD · uk.
Do Americans and Brits say paddock the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈpædək/ and the British form is /ˈpædək/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.