Confusables Entry 276 / 1011 60-second read

Pedal vs. Peddle

A foot lever versus selling goods.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

He tried to pedal his software door-to-door.

✓ Correct

He tried to peddle his software door-to-door.

More examplesii

01

He pedaled faster to reach the summit.

He pedaled faster to reach the summit.

02

The startup is pedaling a new type of encryption.

The startup is peddling a new type of encryption.

The ruleiii

PEDAL = a foot-operated lever (noun/verb).

They sound identical and both involve 'movement' or 'advancement' of some kind.

Memory aidiv

Remember it like this

You use a pedAl for a b-A-ke (bike). You ped-D-le for D-ollar bill-S.

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