sousaphone
sou·sa·phone/ˈsuːsəˌfoʊn/noun
sousaphone is spelled S-O-U-S-A-P-H-O-N-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (sou·sa·phone). It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sousaphone means “A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sousaphone is sousaphones.
How many letters and syllables are in sousaphone?
| Letters | 10: S-O-U-S-A-P-H-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sou·sa·phone |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 sousaphone?
Sousaphone appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 sousaphone?
- /ˈsuːsəˌfoʊn/
Sousaphone has 3 syllables, split sou·sa·phone in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sousaphone.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sousaphone
- sousaphones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sousaphone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate sousaphone?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of sousaphone: sousa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sousaphone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense brass instrument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | soubassophone |
| German | Sousafon, Sousaphon |
| Portuguese | sousafone |
| Spanish | susáfono |
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 sousaphone come from?
Named after American composer and conductor John Philip Sousa + -phone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).