barytone
/ˈbæɹɪtəʊn/
"barytone" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“barytone” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not having an accent on the last syllable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-barytone · barytone · English
barytone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barytone |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈbæɹɪtəʊn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “barytone” in English
Rare enough to double-check
barytone is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈbæɹɪtəʊn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
barytone doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin barytonus /barytonos, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos). Doublet of baritone and baryton. The correct English form is barytone, spelled B-A-R-Y-T-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1Not having an accent on the last syllable.
- 2Of or pertaining to a word not having an accent on the last syllable.
- 3Dated form of baritone.
Etymology
From Latin barytonus /barytonos, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos). Doublet of baritone and baryton.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.