continuo
French, noun/kɔ̃.ti.nɥo/
continuo is spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-U-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 118,416th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Continuo is a French masculine noun meaning “continuo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Synonyme de basse continue”.
What does continuo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecontinuo
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Synonyme de basse continue. 2. Ensemble des instruments qui réalisent la basse continue ; en général un ou plusieurs instruments graves (basson, violoncelle, viole de gambe) et un instrument polyphonique (clavecin, orgue, luth, guitare baroque). 3. Son grave, en arrière-plan, évoquant une basse continue.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of continuo
- continuos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce continuo?
- /kɔ̃.ti.nɥo/
- \kɔ̃.ti.nɥo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is continuo in French?
continuo appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).