Word BookShort entry

Soprano

noun/səpɹˈɑːnoʊ/

Definition

a female singer

the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səpɹˈɑːnoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/səpɹˈɑːnəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səpɹˈɑːnəʊ/

3 syllables Say it as /səpɹˈɑːnoʊ/.

Examples

soprano voice
soprano sax
the boy still had a fine treble voice

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

treble

Parts of Speech

noun	a female singer
noun	the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
noun	the pitch range of the highest female voice
adjective	having or denoting a high range “soprano voice”

Word Forms

treble

verb

sing treble

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sopran

eine Sängerin

🇳🇱Dutch

sopraan

een zangeres

🇷🇺Russian

сопрано

певица

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सोप्रानो

एक महिला गायिका

🇧🇩Bengali

সোপ্রানো

একজন মহিলা গায়ক

🇮🇳Tamil

சோப்ரானோ

ஒரு பெண் பாடகி

🇮🇳Telugu

సోప్రానో

ఒక మహిళా గాయని

🇮🇳Marathi

सोप्रानो

एक महिला गायिका

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોપ્રાનો

એક મહિલા ગાયક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋಪ್ರಾನೊ

ಒಬ್ಬ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಗಾಯಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സോപ്രാനോ

ഒരു വനിതാ ഗായിക

🇵🇰Urdu

سوپرانو

ایک خاتون گلوکارہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

女高音

一位女歌手

🇯🇵Japanese

ソプラノ

女性歌手

🇰🇷Korean

소프라노

여자 가수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giọng nữ cao

một nữ ca sĩ

🇹🇭Thai

โซปราโน

นักร้องหญิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sopran

seorang penyanyi wanita

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سوبرانو

مغنية

🇮🇷Persian

سوپرانو

یک خواننده زن

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוֹפּרָנוֹ

זמרת

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'soprano'?

The primary meaning of 'soprano' is 'a female singer'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'soprano' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'soprano' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'soprano' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'soprano' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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