deceptive cadence
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
deceptive cadence
noun deceptive cadences
-
a falling cadence in which the ear expects a dominant chord to resolve to the tonic, but it resolves to something else (usually a submediant chord) instead.
Similar: interrupted cadence
Translations
Every language
noun falling cadence the dominant chord resolves to something other than the tonic (usually the submediant)
| Français | cadence rompue |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Trugschluss |
| Italiano | cadenza d'inganno |
Talk about this word "deceptive cadence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deceptive%20cadence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deceptive cadence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deceptive%20cadence "deceptive cadence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deceptive%20cadence.Cite this
@misc{deceptive_cadence_2026,
title = {deceptive cadence},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deceptive%20cadence},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
