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”.