rachmaninov

Questions about rachmaninov

What does rachmaninov mean?

rachmaninov means "composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943)".

How many syllables are in rachmaninov?

rachmaninov has 4 syllables and divides as rach-ma-ni-nov under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for rachmaninov?

Close synonyms include Rachmaninoff, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff, Sergei Rachmaninov, Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov. 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 rachmaninov a common word?

rachmaninov 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.