concerto
/kənˈt͡ʃɛɹtoʊ/noun
concerto is spelled C-O-N-C-E-R-T-O: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, concerto means “A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of concerto is concertos or concerti.
How many letters and syllables are in concerto?
| Letters | 8: C-O-N-C-E-R-T-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th 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 concerto?
Concerto appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th 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 concerto?
- US /kənˈt͡ʃɛɹtoʊ/
Concerto has 3 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). Recordings: En-us-concerto.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of concerto
- concertos plural
- concerti plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does concerto mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Concerto in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra:
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 concerto come from?
Borrowed from Italian concerto, deverbal from concertare. Doublet of concert.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).