Plural of concerto
regular plural
The plural of concerto is concertos or concerti.
Forms of concerto
| Singular | concerto /kənˈt͡ʃɛɹtoʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | concertos concerti /kʌnˈt͡ʃɛɹˌti/ |
| Countable | countable |
Concertos and concerti in a sentence
- He performed one of Ravel's piano concertos with a wonderfully light and playful touch.From the entry touch
- The flautist Bezaly adds to the impressive list of flute concertos dedicated to her with the composer Pulkkis’s contribution to the genre.2007 July 28, Rick Jones, “Sharon Bezaly / Uljas Pulkkis: Enchanted Garden”, in Times of London. From the entry flautist
- His glassichord was a sensation in the intersecting spheres of art and science, capitalizing as it did upon a fad in London of playing concertos upon musical glasses.2017, Daniel Mark Epstein, The Loyal Son: The War in Ben Franklin's House, page 88. From the entry glassichord
- Evidently the partituras for the concertos were never published as they cannot be found in archives in the USSR and in the great libraries of Leipzig and London.1973, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Nikolaev, John Field, page 69. From the entry partitura
Meaning of concerto
- noun A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.
Questions about the plural of concerto
- What is the plural of concerto?
- The plural of concerto is concertos or concerti.
- Which is correct, concertos or concerti?
- Both are used. concertos is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is concerto countable?
- Concerto is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: concerto (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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