concerto

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

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈtʃɛrtoʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kən chertō; It. kôn chertô)


Inflections of 'concerto' (n):
concertos
npl
concerti
npl
WordReference Collins English Usage © 2026
concerto - concert
‘concerto’
A concerto /kən^tʃeətəʊ/ is a piece of classical music written for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra.
...Beethoven's Violin Concerto.
‘concert’
Note that you do not call a performance of music given by musicians a ‘concerto’. You call it a concert /^kɒnsət/.
She had gone to the concert that evening.

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