pedestrian

Name: pedestrian, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/pəˈdɛst.ɹi.ən/

//pəˈdɛst.ɹi.ən// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“pedestrian” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,085. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,085
frequency rank, English: 4,417
“P” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or intended for those who are walking.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pedestrian · pedestrian · English

pedestrian · rank #11,085 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #11,085
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 4,417
PHOTO-FINISH pcs

Nearest frequency peer: pcs (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

outdoors

88,918
pcs

88,917
pedestrian

88,916
penetration

88,915
pod

88,914
posing

88,913

What this shows “pedestrian” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for pedestrian
Property	Value
Headword	pedestrian
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/pəˈdɛst.ɹi.ən/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#11,085
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pedestrian”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).pedestrianlands here:

#11,085

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “pcs” (#11,084), “penetration” (#11,086), “outdoors” (#11,083). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pedestrian” is #11,085. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around pedestrian (IPA /pəˈdɛst.ɹi.ən/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,085 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for pedestrian, with forms such as "epdestrian", "pdeestrian", and "peddestrian". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin pedester, root pedestri- (from pedes) + -an (suffix forming adjectives). The correct English form is pedestrian, spelled P-E-D-E-S-T-R-I-A-N.

Definition

1
Of or intended for those who are walking.
2
Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.
3
Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pedestrian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

pedestrian crossing
pedestrian zone

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pedester, root pedestri- (from pedes) + -an (suffix forming adjectives).

This word in other languages

peatonal(Español)piéton(Français)Fußgänger-(Deutsch)pedestre(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

epdestrian
pdeestrian
peddestrian
pedesrtian
pedesstrian
pedestiran
pedestrain
pedestriann
pedestrina
pedestrrian
pedesttrian
pedetsrian
pedsetrian
peedstrian
ppedestrian

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pedestrian - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "pedestrian"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pedestrian"?

"pedestrian" is spelled P-E-D-E-S-T-R-I-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /pəˈdɛst.ɹi.ən/.

What does "pedestrian" mean?

As an adjective, "pedestrian" means: Of or intended for those who are walking.

What are common misspellings of "pedestrian"?

Common misspellings include "epdestrian", "pdeestrian", "peddestrian", "pedesrtian", "pedesstrian". The correct spelling is "pedestrian".

How do you pronounce "pedestrian"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pedestrian" is /pəˈdɛst.ɹi.ən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "pedestrian"?

Borrowed from Latin pedester, root pedestri- (from pedes) + -an (suffix forming adjectives). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pedestrian", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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