Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sopranino

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: so-prani-no
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a musical instrument, especially a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class

Etymology

From Italian soprano + -ino (diminutive).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: soprano

Inflected Forms

sopraninos (plural) sopranini (plural)

Phrases

sopranino recorder sopranino sax sopranino saxophone sopranino saxophonist

Questions

What does sopranino mean?: a musical instrument, especially a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class
Where does sopranino come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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