Violoncello
German, noun/vi̯olɔnˈt͡ʃɛlo/
Violoncello is spelled V-I-O-L-O-N-C-E-L-L-O (11 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Violoncello is a German neuter noun meaning “cello” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zweitgrößtes Instrument der Familie der Streichinstrumente”.
What does Violoncello mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercello
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zweitgrößtes Instrument der Familie der Streichinstrumente
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Violoncello
- Violoncellos genitive
- Violoncelli plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Violoncello?
- /vi̯olɔnˈt͡ʃɛlo/
- [vi̯olɔnˈt͡ʃɛlo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Violoncello
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Violoncello in German?
Violoncello appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).