lento

Questions about lento

What does lento mean?

lento means "(of tempo) slow". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lento?

lento has 2 syllables: len-to. The stress falls on "len". In IPA it is /ˈlɛntoʊ/.

What is another word for lento?

Close synonyms include slowly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lento a common word?

lento is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.