supertonic
noun
supertonic is spelled S-U-P-E-R-T-O-N-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, supertonic means “The second note in a diatonic scale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of supertonic is supertonics.
How many letters and syllables are in supertonic?
| Letters | 10: S-U-P-E-R-T-O-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 supertonic?
Supertonic appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 supertonic?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-supertonic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of supertonic
- supertonics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supertonic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The second note in a diatonic scale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Supertonic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense second note:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sus-tonique |
| German | Supertonika |
| Portuguese | supertônica, sobretônica |
| Spanish | supertónica |
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 supertonic come from?
From super- + tonic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).