padlock

Questions about padlock

What does padlock mean?

padlock means "a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in padlock?

padlock has 2 syllables: pad-lock. The stress falls on "pad". In IPA it is /ˈpædˌlɑk/.

Is padlock a common word?

padlock is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with padlock?

16 words rhyme with padlock. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.