libretto
/lɪˈbɹɛt.oʊ/noun
libretto is spelled L-I-B-R-E-T-T-O: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, libretto means “The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of libretto is librettos or libretti.
How many letters and syllables are in libretto?
| Letters | 8: L-I-B-R-E-T-T-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is libretto?
Libretto appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 libretto?
- UK /lɪˈbɹɛt.əʊ/
- US /lɪˈbɹɛt.oʊ/
Libretto 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-libretto.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with libretto?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as libretto from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtoʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of libretto
- librettos plural
- libretti plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does libretto mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
- 2
A book containing such a text.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Libretto in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera:
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 libretto come from?
From Italian libretto, diminutive of libro (“book”), from Latin liber (“book”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).