halftone
noun, verb
halftone is spelled H-A-L-F-T-O-N-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, halftone means “Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of halftone is halftones.
How many letters and syllables are in halftone?
| Letters | 8: H-A-L-F-T-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 halftone?
Halftone appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 halftone?
Halftone has 2 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 halftone
- halftones plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- half-tone
- halftoning participle, present
- halftoned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does halftone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.
- 2
A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
- 3
An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.
verb
- 1
To reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Halftone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense picture made by half-toning:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Rasterdruck |
| Portuguese | meio-tom |
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 halftone come from?
From half- + tone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).