contratenor
Spanish, noun/ˌkontɾateˈnoɾ/
contratenor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “countertenor (male singing voice higher than the typical male range)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does contratenor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecountertenor (male singing voice higher than the typical male range)
- 2
masculinecountertenor (a man with a countertenor voice)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of contratenor
- contratenores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contratenor?
- /ˌkontɾateˈnoɾ/
- [ˌkõn̪.t̪ɾa.t̪eˈnoɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contratenor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contratenor in Spanish?
contratenor appears about once in every 29 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).