pedalboard
noun
pedalboard is a noun meaning “A large keyboard at the base of an electronic or pipe organ console that the organist plays with the feet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled P-E-D-A-L-B-O-A-R-D, and it appears about once in every 13 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of pedalboard is pedalboards.
What does pedalboard mean?
noun
- 1
A large keyboard at the base of an electronic or pipe organ console that the organist plays with the feet.
- 2
A flat board or panel that holds effects pedals for an electric guitar, along with the patchbay and power supply.
- 3
A device for exercising while moving over water, consisting of a board with handlebars and pedals for propulsion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pedalboard
- pedalboards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is pedalboard?
Pedalboard appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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).
Where does pedalboard come from?
From pedal + board.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).