contratenor

Portuguese, noun/ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoʁ/

contratenor is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “countertenor (male singing voice higher than the typical male range)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does contratenor mean in English?

noun

1
masculinecountertenor (male singing voice higher than the typical male range)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of contratenor

contratenores plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce contratenor?

Brazil /ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoʁ/
Brazil [ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoh]
/ˌkõ.tɾa.teˈnoɾ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to contratenor

countertenor

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.