solfege
/sɒlˈfɛʒ/noun
solfege is spelled S-O-L-F-E-G-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, solfege means “Alternative spelling of solfège” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of solfege is solfèges or solfeges.
How many letters and syllables are in solfege?
| Letters | 7: S-O-L-F-E-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 solfege?
Solfege appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 solfege?
- /sɒlˈfɛʒ/
- /sɒlˈfeɪʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-solfège.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-solfège2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of solfege
- solfèges plural
- solfeges plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does solfege mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of solfège.
noun
- 1
A method of sight singing that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the seven principal pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the moveable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B). The relative natural minor of a scale may be repr
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Solfege in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense method of sight singing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | solfège |
| German | Solmisation, Solfeggio, Solfège |
| Portuguese | solfejo |
| Spanish | solfa, solfeo |
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 solfege come from?
Borrowed from French solfège. Doublet of solfeggio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).