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vocaloid

/ˈvoʊkəloɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
vocaloid
IPA
/ˈvoʊkəloɪd/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A singing voice synthesizer software product launched in 2004.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of vocaloid (“music created using voice synthesis software, such as Vocaloid”).

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of vocaloid (“a voice synthesis software voicebank”).

Countable

noun

Any singing voice synthesis software.

Countable

noun

An artificial singer (a voicebank, usually with an avatar) based on the Vocaloid engine.

Countable

noun

An artificial singer (a voicebank, usually with an avatar) based on the Vocaloid engine.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Music that uses singing voice synthesizers (particularly those based on Vocaloid).

Uncountable

noun

A voice synthesis software voicebank, regardless of musicality and presentation.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Japanese VOCALOID(ボーカロイド) (bōkaroido), from English vocal + -oid.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Vocaloids (plural)

Derived Forms

Cryptonloid UTAUloid

Questions

How do you pronounce vocaloid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvoʊkəloɪd/.
What does vocaloid mean?
A singing voice synthesizer software product launched in 2004.
Where does vocaloid come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce vocaloid

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