Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quintet

/kwɪnˈtɛt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: quin-tet
IPA: /kwɪnˈtɛt/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)

noun

A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together

noun

Any group of five members

Example Sentences

"The composer wrote a string quintet in his early twenties."
"jazz quintet"
"string quintet"
"woodwind quintet"
"A jazz quintet performed at the festival."

Etymology

From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

quintets (plural) quintette (alternative)

Phrases

string quintet chamber ensemble chamber orchestra

Frequently Paired Words

duo trio triplet quartet sextet septet octet nonet

Synonyms

fivesome pentad pentuplet quinity quintad quintet quintuplet quintuplex

Rhymes With

get let set yet met forget bet net debt et upset threat

Questions

How do you pronounce quintet?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪnˈtɛt/.
What does quintet mean?: A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
Where does quintet come from?: From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).

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