sordina
Spanish, noun[soɾˈð̞ina]
sordina is spelled S-O-R-D-I-N-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 107,397th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sordina is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “mute; muffler” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dispositivo que se añade a un instrumento musical para reducir el volumen del sonido procedente del mismo”.
What does sordina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemute; muffler
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dispositivo que se añade a un instrumento musical para reducir el volumen del sonido procedente del mismo. 2. Cejilla (dispositivo para elevar el tono).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sordina
- sordinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sordina?
- [soɾˈð̞ina]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sordina in Spanish?
sordina appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).