cantabile
noun, adverb, adjective
cantabile is spelled C-A-N-T-A-B-I-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cantabile means “A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cantabile is cantabiles.
How many letters and syllables are in cantabile?
| Letters | 9: C-A-N-T-A-B-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 cantabile?
Cantabile appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 cantabile?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-cantabile.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cantabile
- cantabiles plural
- more cantabile comparative
- most cantabile superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cantabile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
- 2
A passage having this mark
adverb
- 1
Played in this style; singingly, lyrically
adjective
- 1
Describing a passage having this mark; singable, lyrical
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cantabile come from?
Borrowed from Italian cantabile (“singable, capable being sung”), derived from cantare (“to sing”). See also Latin cantabilis (“worthy to be sung”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).