How do you pronounce Perfect Fifth?

Perfect Fifth is pronounced "PER-fikt FIFTH".

Perfect Fifth

An interval of seven semitones

About Perfect Fifth

The perfect fifthFifthThe interval spanning five scale degrees, most commonly the perfect fifth.View full entry → spans seven semitones and has a frequencyFrequencyThe number of sound-wave vibrations per second, measured in hertz, that determines how high or low…View full entry → ratio of 3:2. After the octaveOctaveThe interval spanning eight diatonic scale degreesView full entry →, it is the most consonant intervalIntervalThe distance in pitch between two notes.View full entry → and forms the backbone of Western harmonyHarmonyThe simultaneous combination of pitches to produce chords and chord progressions.View full entry →.