Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relative pitch

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
rel-a-tive pitch
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.

Uncountable

noun

The interval between two notes.

Countable; Uncountable

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What does relative pitch mean?
The ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.

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