pedestal
Spanish, noun/pedesˈtal/
pedestal is spelled P-E-D-E-S-T-A-L (8 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 20,279th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pedestal is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pedestal (the base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Basamento o pie de una columna o elemento arquitectónico o escultórico. Se usa para aislar y realzar la obra…”.
What does pedestal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepedestal (the base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like)
- 2
masculinepedestal (a place of reverence or honor)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Basamento o pie de una columna o elemento arquitectónico o escultórico. Se usa para aislar y realzar la obra que soporta.
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 pedestal
- pedestales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pedestal?
- /pedesˈtal/
- [pe.ð̞esˈt̪al]
- [peð̞esˈt̪al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pedestal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pedestal in Spanish?
pedestal appears 2.3 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).