pedometer

/pɪˈdɑmətɚ/

//pɪˈdɑmətɚ// noun

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"pedometer" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pedometer” is uncommon English (frequency #70,997 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,997
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pedometer · pedometer · English

pedometer · rank #70,997 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,997
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH PDL

Nearest frequency peer: PDL (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “pedometer”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “pedometer” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pedometer
PropertyValue
Headwordpedometer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɪˈdɑmətɚ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,997
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “pedometer” in English

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).pedometerfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “PDL” (#70,996), “Pendle” (#70,998), “penitence” (#70,999). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pedometer” is #70,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pedometer is uncommon English at frequency #70,997 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɪˈdɑmətɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.".

pedometer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: According to the American Heritage Dictionary, from French pédomètre, from pedi-, combining form for Latin pēs (“foot”), plus -ometer, from Greek. In French now the word is podomètre, and similar in other Romance languages and in Greek (ποδόμετρο (podómetro… The correct English form is pedometer, spelled P-E-D-O-M-E-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He thought that buying a pedometer would spur him on to exercise.
  2. A smartphone is not the best camera, notebook, word processor, audio recorder, radio, MP3 player, map reader, pedometer and so on, but it is good enough replace numerous separate devices for most people most of the time.

Etymology

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, from French pédomètre, from pedi-, combining form for Latin pēs (“foot”), plus -ometer, from Greek. In French now the word is podomètre, and similar in other Romance languages and in Greek (ποδόμετρο (podómetro)). By surface analysis, pedo- (“foot”) + -meter = pedo- + -ometer.

This word in other languages

odómetro(Español)podomètre(Français)Schrittzähler(Deutsch)

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 "pedometer"?
"pedometer" is spelled P-E-D-O-M-E-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɪˈdɑmətɚ/.
What does "pedometer" mean?
As a noun, "pedometer" means: A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.
How do you pronounce "pedometer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pedometer" is /pɪˈdɑmətɚ/. 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 "pedometer"?
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, from French pédomètre, from pedi-, combining form for Latin pēs (“foot”), plus -ometer, from Greek. In French now the word is podomètre, and similar in other Romance languages and in Greek (ποδόμετρο ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

penitence#70,999Phoenicia#71,006paintwork#70,987printings#71,023

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list