ritornello
noun
ritornello is spelled R-I-T-O-R-N-E-L-L-O: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ritornello means “A recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ritornello is ritornellos or ritornelli.
How many letters and syllables are in ritornello?
| Letters | 10: R-I-T-O-R-N-E-L-L-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ritornello?
Ritornello appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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).
Forms of ritornello
- ritornellos plural
- ritornelli plural
- ritornel
- ritornell
- ritornelle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ritornello mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ritornello come from?
Italian ritornello, diminutive of ritorno (“return”), from ritornare (“to return”): compare French ritournelle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).