pedal
Spanish, noun/peˈdal/
pedal is spelled P-E-D-A-L (5 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 22,959th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pedal is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pedal (lever operated by one’s foot)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Palanca o pieza que se oprime con el pie para poner en movimiento, controlar o activar el mecanismo de…”.
What does pedal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepedal (lever operated by one’s foot)
- 2
colloquialmasculinedrunkenness
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Palanca o pieza que se oprime con el pie para poner en movimiento, controlar o activar el mecanismo de diferentes máquinas, vehículos, instrumentos musicales, etc. 2. En la armonía, sonido prolongado sobre el cual se suceden diferentes acordes.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pedal
- pedales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pedal?
- /peˈdal/
- [peˈð̞al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pedal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pedal in Spanish?
pedal appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).