soprano

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səˈprɑːnəʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/səˈprænoʊ, -ˈprɑnoʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sə pran′ō, -prä′nō)


Inflections of 'soprano' (n):
sopranos
npl
soprani
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
so•pran•o /səˈprænoʊ, -ˈprɑnoʊ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -pran•os, adj. 
n. [countable]
  1. Music and Dancethe highest singing voice in women and boys.
  2. Music and Dancea singer with such a voice.
  3. the musical part written for such a voice.

adj. 
  1. Music and Danceof or relating to a soprano;
    having the range of a soprano:a soprano saxophone.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
so•pran•o  (sə pran′ō, -prä′nō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pran•os, adj. [Music.]
n. 
  1. the uppermost part or voice.
  2. the highest singing voice in women and boys.
  3. a part for such a voice.
  4. a singer with such a voice.

adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to a soprano;
    having the compass of a soprano.
  • Latin suprā above) + -ano adjective, adjectival suffix
  • Italian: literally, what is above, high, equivalent. to sopra (
  • 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
soprano /səˈprɑːnəʊ/, sopranist /səˈprɑːnɪst/ n ( pl -pranos, -prani /-ˈprɑːniː/)
  1. the highest adult female voice, having a range approximately from middle C to the A a thirteenth above it
  2. the voice of a young boy before puberty
  3. a singer with such a voice
  4. the highest part of a piece of harmony
    • the highest or second highest instrument in a family of instruments
    • (as modifier): a soprano saxophone

See also trebleEtymology: 18th Century: from Italian, from sopra above, from Latin suprā
'soprano' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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