Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentatone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-ta-tone
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An augmented sixth

Etymology

From penta- + tone.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pentatones (plural)

Synonyms

pentatonic scale

Questions

What does pentatone mean?
An augmented sixth
Where does pentatone come from?
From penta- + tone.

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