Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentatonic scale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ta-ton-ic s-cale
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scale having five notes per octave.

Example Sentences

"Japanese mode pentatonic scale: {\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"koto"\override Score.TimeSignature#'stencil =##f{\time6/4 e'f'a'b'c2"

Inflected Forms

pentatonic scales (plural)

Synonyms

pentatone

Questions

What does pentatonic scale mean?: A scale having five notes per octave.

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