Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nontonal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-ton-al
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not tonal.

adj

Concerning atonal music with patterns and repetitions; Mildly atonal.

adj

Related to the non-tonal languages.

Etymology

From non- + tonal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

non-tonal (alternative)

Questions

What does nontonal mean?: Not tonal.
Where does nontonal come from?: From non- + tonal.

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