pitch
die Tonhöhe, die Tonhöhen
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pitch
The property of a sound or noise by which it is perceived as high or low; it depends mainly on the frequency of vibration.
Die Tonhöhe dieser Note liegt deutlich über der des vorherigen Tons.
The pitch of this note is clearly higher than that of the previous note.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Tonhöhen |
| genitive | der Tonhöhe |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Tonhöhe | die Tonhöhen |
| accusative | die Tonhöhe | die Tonhöhen |
| dative | der Tonhöhe | den Tonhöhen |
| genitive | der Tonhöhe | der Tonhöhen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Tonhöhe' (pitch) is made up of 'Ton' (sound / note) and 'Höhe' (height). The second word shows that this describes a property of a sound.
Mit einem Instrument kann man die Tonhöhe genau verändern.
You can change the pitch precisely with an instrument.
Common collocations include 'die Tonhöhe ändern' (to change the pitch), 'die Tonhöhe messen' (to measure the pitch), 'die Tonhöhe bestimmen' (to determine the pitch), and 'die Tonhöhe einstellen' (to adjust the pitch). It is also often described as 'hoch' (high) or 'tief' (low).
Die Sängerin kann ihre Tonhöhe während des Stücks sicher halten.
The singer can maintain her pitch confidently throughout the piece.
'Tonhöhe' (pitch) is used especially in music, acoustics, and linguistics. In these fields, people often talk about the pitch of sounds, voices, or noises.
In der Sprachwissenschaft kann die Tonhöhe am Satzende eine wichtige Rolle spielen.
In linguistics, pitch at the end of a sentence can play an important role.
