Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haute-contre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: haute--con-tre
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The highest of the male modal voices (i.e. not a countertenor); it is lower than the female contralto and higher than the tenor. Only specified as a seperate voice part in French Baroque repertoire.

Etymology

From French haute-contre.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: haute-contre

Inflected Forms

hautes-contre (plural)

Questions

What does haute-contre mean?: The highest of the male modal voices (i.e. not a countertenor); it is lower than the female contralto and higher than the tenor. Only specified as a seperate voice part in French Baroque repertoire.
Where does haute-contre come from?: It is traced to French.

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