# haute-contre

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The highest of the male modal voices (i.e. not a countertenor); it is lower than the female contralto and higher than the tenor. Only specified as a seperate voice part in French Baroque repertoire.

## Etymology
From French haute-contre.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/haute-contre