Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

padlocked

/pˈædlˌɑkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: pad-locked
IPA: /pˈædlˌɑkt/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Secured with a padlock.

verb

simple past and past participle of padlock

Example Sentences

"Sidonia's answer was that she had enclosed the spell in a padlocked box and flung it into the sea."
"Both halves feature lyrics that are so teen-girly they sound like they were written in pink ink in a padlocked diary with hearts and frowny faces for punctuation."

Etymology

Etymology tree English padlock Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English padlocked From padlock + -ed.

Derived Forms

unpadlocked

Questions

How do you pronounce padlocked?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈædlˌɑkt/.
What does padlocked mean?: Secured with a padlock.
Where does padlocked come from?: Etymology tree English padlock Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English padlocked From padlock + -ed.

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