tritone
/ˈtɹaɪˌtoʊn/noun, adjective
tritone is spelled T-R-I-T-O-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tritone means “An interval of three whole tones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tritone is tritones.
How many letters and syllables are in tritone?
| Letters | 7: T-R-I-T-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 tritone?
Tritone appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 tritone?
- UK /ˈtɹaɪˌtəʊ̯n/
- US /ˈtɹaɪˌtoʊn/
- US [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪˌtʰoʊ̯n]
Tritone has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tritone
- tritones plural
- tri-tone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tritone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An interval of three whole tones.
Near-synonyms: augmented fourth, diminished fifth
- 2
A picture printed in three shades.
adjective
- 1
Having three tones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tritone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an interval of three whole tones:
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 tritone come from?
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tritonus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίτονος (trítonos). By surface analysis, tri- + tone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).