concertmaster
noun
concertmaster is spelled C-O-N-C-E-R-T-M-A-S-T-E-R: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, concertmaster means “The first violin in a symphony orchestra, which normally plays violin solos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of concertmaster is concertmasters.
How many letters and syllables are in concertmaster?
| Letters | 13: C-O-N-C-E-R-T-M-A-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is concertmaster?
Concertmaster appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 concertmaster?
Concertmaster has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of concertmaster
- concertmasters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does concertmaster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USThe first violin in a symphony orchestra, which normally plays violin solos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Concertmaster in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the first violin in a symphony orchestra:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | premier violon |
| German | Konzertmeister |
| Spanish | concertino |
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 concertmaster come from?
From concert + master, as a calque of German Konzertmeister. Piecewise doublet of concertmeister.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).