appoggiatura
/əˌpɒ.d͡ʒəˈtʊɹ.ə/noun
appoggiatura is spelled A-P-P-O-G-G-I-A-T-U-R-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, appoggiatura means “A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of appoggiatura is appoggiaturas or appoggiature.
How many letters and syllables are in appoggiatura?
| Letters | 12: A-P-P-O-G-G-I-A-T-U-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is appoggiatura?
Appoggiatura appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce appoggiatura?
- /əˌpɒ.d͡ʒəˈtʊɹ.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-appoggiatura.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of appoggiatura
- appoggiaturas plural
- appoggiature plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does appoggiatura mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Appoggiatura in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a type of musical ornament which creates a suspension:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | appoggiature |
| Portuguese | apogiatura, appoggiatura |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does appoggiatura come from?
Borrowed from Italian appoggiatura, derived from appoggiare (“to lean”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).