Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sixteenth note

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
six-teen-th note
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A note that has 1/16 the value of a whole note.

Inflected Forms

sixteenth notes (plural)

Synonyms

semiquaver

Questions

What does sixteenth note mean?
A note that has 1/16 the value of a whole note.

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