sfumato
noun
sfumato is spelled S-F-U-M-A-T-O: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sfumato means “A painting technique, prominent during the Italian Renaissance, involving the application of subtle layers of translucent paint, blurring the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sfumato is sfumatos.
How many letters and syllables are in sfumato?
| Letters | 7: S-F-U-M-A-T-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 sfumato?
Sfumato appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 sfumato
- sfumatos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sfumato mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A painting technique, prominent during the Italian Renaissance, involving the application of subtle layers of translucent paint, blurring the transition between colors, tones and often objects and creating the illusion of depth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sfumato in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense painting technique:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sfumato |
| German | Sfumato |
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 sfumato come from?
From Italian sfumato (“shaded, toned down”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).