on-key

1. 1.

   in tune; accurate in pitch

   “a true note”

   Synonymstrue

   Similarharmonious

Questions about on-key

What does on-key mean?

on-key means "in tune; accurate in pitch".

How many syllables are in on-key?

on-key has 2 syllables: on--key. The stress falls on "on-".

What is another word for on-key?

Close synonyms include true. 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 on-key a common word?

on-key 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.