pedestal

Other forms of pedestal

plural

pedestals·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pedestal

What does pedestal mean?

pedestal means "a support or foundation". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pedestal?

pedestal has 3 syllables: ped-e-stal. The stress falls on "ped". In IPA it is /ˈpɛdəstəl/.

What is another word for pedestal?

Close synonyms include base, stand, plinth, footstall. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pedestal a common word?

pedestal is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.