Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pedometer

/pɪˈdɑmətɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: pe-dome-ter
IPA: /pɪˈdɑmətɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.

Example Sentences

"He thought that buying a pedometer would spur him on to exercise."
"A smartphone is not the best camera, notebook, word processor, audio recorder, radio, MP3 player, map reader, pedometer and so on, but it is good enough replace numerous separate devices for most people most of the time."

Etymology

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, from French pédomètre, from pedi-, combining form for Latin pēs (“foot”), plus -ometer, from Greek. In French now the word is podomètre, and similar in other Romance languages and in Greek (ποδόμετρο (podómetro)). By surface analysis, pedo- (“foot”) + -meter = pedo- + -ometer.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -meter
Root: *ped-, pédomètre

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɪˈdɑmətɚ/
British English: /pɪˈdɒmətə/

Inflected Forms

pedometers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pedometer?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɪˈdɑmətɚ/.
What does pedometer mean?: A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.
Where does pedometer come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce pedometer

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “pedometer”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/pɪˈdɑmətɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “pedometer”.
Repeat and practice — Say “pedometer” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.