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title: "Paddle o padel? Ortografia, significato e differenze tra sport"
url: "https://padel.how/it/how-to-play/paddle-or-padel/"
description: "Scopri quando scrivere paddle o padel, cosa indicano di solito questi termini e come il padel differisce da paddle tennis, pickleball e tennis."
date_published: "2026-05-31"
date_modified: "2026-05-31"
locale: "it"
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## Risposta diretta

> Scopri quando scrivere paddle o padel, cosa indicano di solito questi termini e come il padel differisce da paddle tennis, pickleball e tennis.

# Paddle o padel?


If you mean the fast-growing racket sport played on a glass-walled court, the standard spelling is padel. Paddle is a broader English word and can point to different sports or equipment depending on the country.


## The short answer


Use padel when you mean the sport with a 20 x 10 metre court, glass walls, an underhand serve, and doubles play as the standard format.


Use paddle only when you are talking about another paddle sport, a generic racket-like object, or a local phrase such as paddle tennis. In search and club names, both words appear, but they do not always mean the same sport.


- [What is padel?](https://padel.how/it/what-is-padel/)
- [How to play padel](https://padel.how/it/how-to-play/how-to-play-padel/)
- [Padel court dimensions](https://padel.how/it/rules/court-dimensions/)


## Padel, paddle, tennis, and pickleball


Use this table when the terms are mixed together.


| Term | Usually means | What to check |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Padel | The glass-wall racket sport played mainly in doubles. | Court has walls, service boxes, and a solid perforated racket. |
| Paddle tennis | A different racket sport name used in some markets. | Rules, court, and equipment may not match modern padel. |
| Paddle | A generic word or a local sport label. | Ask which sport, court, or equipment is meant. |
| Pickleball | A separate paddle sport with a plastic ball and different court. | No glass walls and different scoring/game structure. |
| Tennis | The larger court racket sport with strings and overarm serve. | No walls in play and a different serve/return rhythm. |


## Why the spelling matters


The spelling matters because it changes expectations. A player searching for padel wants rules, rackets, glass rebounds, doubles positioning, and club courts. A player searching for paddle may be looking for a different game.


For padel.how, we use padel as the default spelling across rules, equipment, training, and technique pages. When a page compares sports, we explain the alternative terms directly instead of mixing them casually.


- [Padel vs tennis](https://padel.how/it/padel-vs-tennis/)
- [Pickleball vs padel](https://padel.how/it/pickleball-vs-padel/)
- [Padel vs squash](https://padel.how/it/padel-vs-squash/)


## FAQ

### Is it paddle or padel?

For the glass-walled racket sport, the standard spelling is padel.

### Is padel the same as paddle tennis?

No. The names are often confused, but paddle tennis can refer to a different sport or local format.

### Why do some people write paddle?

Because paddle is a familiar English word and some markets used older or local naming before padel became common.

### Is padel closer to tennis or squash?

It shares elements with tennis and squash, but it is its own sport with walls, an underhand serve, and doubles positioning.

### Which spelling should a club or article use?

Use padel unless the page is specifically about another paddle sport.