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Falsetto

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ

Definitions

  1. The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by using the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.
  2. A person who sings in falsetto.

Equivalents

Españolfalsete
DeutschFalsett
18 more languages
Catalàfalset
Češtinafalzet
Gaeilgecuach
Bahasa Indonesiafalseto
Italianofalsetto
한국어가성
Te Reo Māoriwhakapakaru
Portuguêsfalsete
Русскийфальцет
Slovenščinafalzet
Српскиfalsetфалсет
Svenskafalsett

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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