# baritone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbæɹ.ɪ.təʊn/ · frequency rank #29,553

## Definitions
1. The male voice between tenor and bass.
2. The musical range between tenor and bass.
3. A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass.
4. A brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn.
5. Alternative form of barytone.

## Etymology
From Italian baritono, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + τόνος (tónos, “tone”). Doublet of baryton and barytone.

## Easily confused with
- **Barton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baritone-vs-barton)
- **Briton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baritone-vs-briton)
- **Britons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baritone-vs-britons)

## Common misspellings (11)
`abritone`, `bairtone`, `bariotne`, `baritnoe`, `baritoen`, `baritonne`, `barittone`, `barritone`, `bartione`, `bbaritone`, `braitone`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baritone