rallentando

Questions about rallentando

What does rallentando mean?

rallentando means "(music) gradually decreasing in tempo". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rallentando?

rallentando has 4 syllables: ral-len-tan-do. The stress falls on "len".

What is another word for rallentando?

Close synonyms include ritardando, ritenuto, rit.. 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 rallentando a common word?

rallentando 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.