violonchelo
Spanish, noun/bjolonˈt͡ʃelo/
violonchelo is spelled V-I-O-L-O-N-C-H-E-L-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 53,393rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Violonchelo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cello (musical instrument)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento musical de cuerda frotada, perteneciente a la familia del violín, y de tamaño y registro entre la…”.
What does violonchelo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecello (musical instrument)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 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 las cuerdas con un arco y con el instrumento sujeto entre las piernas del violonchelista apoyado en el suelo.
noun: 1. Músico que toca este instrumento.
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 violonchelo
- violonchelos plural
- violoncelo alternative
- violoncello alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce violonchelo?
- /bjolonˈt͡ʃelo/
- [bjo.lõnʲˈt͡ʃe.lo]
- [bjolõnʲˈt͡ʃelo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to violonchelo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is violonchelo in Spanish?
violonchelo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).