lento
French, adverb/lɛn.to/
lento is spelled L-E-N-T-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 123,735th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lento is a French adverb meaning “slowly; lento” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lentement”.
What does lento mean in English?
adverb
- 1
slowly; lento
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mouvement lent, correspondant à un tempo d’environ 52 à 68 pulsations par minute. 2. Sous-genre de la musique électronique d’origine italienne lancé à la fin des années 1990.
adverb: 1. Lentement.
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.
How do you pronounce lento?
- /lɛn.to/
- \lɛn.to\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lento in French?
lento appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).