violoncello

[bjolõnˈseʝo]

/[bjolõnˈseʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“violoncello” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento musical de cuerda frotada, perteneciente a la familia del violín, y de tamaño y registro entre la viola y el contrabajo. Se toca frotando un arco con las cuerdas y con el instrumento su...

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Index ES-violoncello · violoncello · Spanish

violoncello · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for violoncello
PropertyValue
Headwordvioloncello
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bjolõnˈseʝo]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “violoncello” en español

violoncelloestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

violoncello is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bjolõnˈseʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrumento musical de cuerda frotada, perteneciente a la familia del violín, y de tamaño y registro entre la viola y el contrabajo. Se toca frotando un arco con las cuerdas y con el instrumento su...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for violoncello, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is violoncello, spelled V-I-O-L-O-N-C-E-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento musical de cuerda frotada, perteneciente a la familia del violín, y de tamaño y registro entre la viola y el contrabajo. Se toca frotando un arco con las cuerdas y con el instrumento sujeto entre las piernas del violonchelista.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "violoncello"?
"violoncello" is spelled V-I-O-L-O-N-C-E-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [bjolõnˈseʝo].
What does "violoncello" mean?
As a noun, "violoncello" means: Instrumento musical de cuerda frotada, perteneciente a la familia del violín, y de tamaño y registro entre la viola y el contrabajo. Se toca frotando un arco con las cuerdas y con el instrumento su...
How do you pronounce "violoncello"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "violoncello" is [bjolõnˈseʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "violoncello" come from?
"violoncello" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list