bipedal
/ˌbaɪˈpiːdəl/adjective
bipedal is spelled B-I-P-E-D-A-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bipedal means “Walking on two feet or two legs; biped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bipedal?
| Letters | 7: B-I-P-E-D-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bipedal?
Bipedal appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bipedal?
- /ˌbaɪˈpiːdəl/
- /ˌbaɪˈpɛdəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bipedal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bipedal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as bipedal.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: piebald.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does bipedal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Walking on two feet or two legs; biped.
- 2
Pertaining to a biped.
bipedal locomotion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bipedal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having two feet or two legs:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bipedal come from?
From biped + -al. By surface analysis, bi- + -pedal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).