Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vibrato

/vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: vi-bra-to
IPA: /vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.

adj

Distorted by editing a sound so it becomes more wobbled, usually for humorous purposes.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"He felt his teeth methodically, one after the other, with a vibrato movement of finger and thumb."
"Yoshi Dance But Every Time He Showing His Face It Gets Vibrato"

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vibrato m, past participle of vibrare (“to vibrate”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: vibrato

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

vibratos (plural) more vibrato (comparative) most vibrato (superlative)

Derived Forms

vibraphone vibratoless

Phrases

G major

Frequently Paired Words

vibrant vibrate vibratile vibration vibratiuncle vibrative vibrator tremolo

Rhymes With

motto sato yamato lovato d'amato mulatto mato mankato dato donato prato fortunato

Questions

How do you pronounce vibrato?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/.
What does vibrato mean?: The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.
Where does vibrato come from?: It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce vibrato

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