Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pedal steel guitar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: ped-al s-teel -gui-tar
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The elements of an electric steel guitar, mounted horizontally on a stand and played by a standing musician, using a combination of a steel bar and foot pedals to vary the pitch of the instrument.

Inflected Forms

pedal steel guitars (plural)

Phrases

pedal steel guitarist console steel guitar lap steel guitar steel guitar table steel guitar

Frequently Paired Words

console steel guitar lap steel guitar PSG steel guitar table steel guitar

Synonyms

pedal steel

Questions

What does pedal steel guitar mean?: The elements of an electric steel guitar, mounted horizontally on a stand and played by a standing musician, using a combination of a steel bar and foot pedals to vary the pitch of the instrument.

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