# soprano

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈpɹænoʊ/ · frequency rank #19,468

## Definitions
1. The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef.
2. A person or instrument that performs the soprano part.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, adjective from preposition Latin super (“above”). Doublet of sovereign, from the same Latin root via Old French.

## Easily confused with
- **sprang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soprano-vs-sprang)
- **Soriano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soprano-vs-soriano)
- **solano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solano-vs-soprano)
- **serrano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serrano-vs-soprano)

## Common misspellings (10)
`osprano`, `soparno`, `sopprano`, `sopranno`, `sopraon`, `soprnao`, `soprrano`, `sorpano`, `sporano`, `ssoprano`

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