pedestrian

/pəˈdestriən/

Syllables pe·des·tri·an

Stress pe-des-TRI-an

Phonics Breakdown

pe

/pə/

schwa

des

/des/

short e

tri

/tri/

tr blend

an

/ən/

schwa

Meaning

a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go

Sound Reference

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pe=/pə/(perhaps) + des=/des/(desk) + tri=/tri/(tree) + an=/ən/(human)

Example

The pedestrian crossed the street at the traffic light.