how to pronounce pedestrian

How to Pronounce “Pedestrian”

In English, “pedestrian” is pronounced as /pɪˈdɛstriən/. Here’s a breakdown of the pronunciation:

  • p: like the letter “p”
  • ɪ: like the ‘i’ in “sit”
  • ˈdɛ: stressed syllable, the ‘e’ sounds like the ‘e’ in “bed”
  • s: like the letter “s”
  • tr: like “tr” in “tree”
  • iən: unstressed syllable, the ‘i’ sounds like the ‘ee’ in “see”, and the ‘ən’ sounds like the ‘un’ in “fun”

Overall, the pronunciation is “pi-DES-tree-ən”.