How Do You Spell PEDESTRIOUS?

Pronunciation: [pɛdˈɛstɹɪəs] (IPA)

The word "pedestrious" may seem peculiar, but it is a legitimate word in the English language. It is spelled with the prefix "ped," which means "foot," and the suffix "-estrious," which means "full of." The sound of "estrious" is pronounced as "ES-tree-us," with the stress on the "es" part. Therefore, the phonetic transcription of "pedestrious" is /pɪˈdɛstrɪəs/. This word is used to describe someone who walks a lot or is fond of walking. Despite its rarity, it is still an interesting word to know.

Common Misspellings for PEDESTRIOUS

  • oedestrious
  • ledestrious
  • -edestrious
  • 0edestrious
  • pwdestrious
  • psdestrious
  • pddestrious
  • prdestrious
  • p4destrious
  • p3destrious
  • pesestrious
  • pexestrious
  • pecestrious
  • pefestrious
  • perestrious
  • peeestrious
  • pedwstrious
  • pedsstrious
  • peddstrious
  • pedrstrious

Etymology of PEDESTRIOUS

The word pedestrious is derived from the Latin word pedester, which means on foot. The suffix -ious is added to the noun pedester to form the adjective pedestrious, meaning pertaining to walking or related to walking on foot.

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