English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Pedestrian Pronunciation
Pedestrian is pronounced puh-DE-stree-uhn, IPA /pəˈdɛstriən/.
puh-DE-stree-uhn
US /pəˈdɛstriən/ · UK /pəˈdɛstriən/
Syllables: puh · DE · stree · uhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun and adjective: A person travelling on foot, or as an adjective, dull and unimaginative.
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Pedestrian in a Sentence
- A pedestrian was injured at the crossing.
- The whole street is pedestrian only at weekends.
- The review called the plot pedestrian.
Common Mispronunciations of Pedestrian
Not PE-duh-stree-uhn
Drive the voice into DE and hold it there. Starting loud borrows the shape of pedestal, which does stress its opening.
Not puh-de-STRY-uhn
The ian ending is a quick stree-uhn with no long i in it.
Tip: Four syllables: puh-DE-stree-uhn. The loud one rhymes with bed.
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