What is the difference between soprano, alto, tenor, and bass?

They describe how high or low a voice sits. Soprano is the highest and bass is the lowest. Soprano and alto are the high and low female-typical voices, tenor and bass are the high and low male-typical voices, and mezzo-soprano and baritone sit in between. Your type is decided by which range your comfortable notes match most closely, not by your gender.

Can my voice type change?

Your fundamental voice type is fairly stable in adulthood, but your usable range can grow several semitones with training, and factors like warm-up, age, and vocal health shift the notes you can reach on a given day. Many singers comfortably sing across two neighbouring types.

Do I need to sign up or install anything to test my voice type?

No. The voice type test is completely free, needs no signup, and runs directly in your web browser using real-time pitch detection. Nothing is uploaded — just allow microphone access and start singing. For best results, use headphones in a quiet room.

Voice Type Test — Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass?

Find your voice type in about a minute

Your voice type — soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, or bass — is decided by your comfortable singing range. This free test listens as you sing your lowest and highest notes, then matches your range to the closest voice type. No theory, no signup, and nothing leaves your device.

How the voice type test works

Warm up

Sing a comfortable note so the pitch detector can calibrate to your voice.

Sing low, then high

Ease down to your lowest comfortable note, then climb to your highest. The test tracks every note in real time.

See your type

Your range is matched to the nearest voice type and shown with the notes you reached — ready to share.

The six voice types

Voices are grouped into six types by range, from the highest (soprano) to the lowest (bass). Here's roughly where each one sits — your comfortable range decides which one is yours.

Soprano

C4 – C6

The highest voice type, typically female. Bright and agile, sopranos usually carry the melody line in a choir.

Mezzosoprano

A3 – A5

The middle female voice — warmer and darker than a soprano, at home in the rich middle of the range.

Contralto

F3 – F5

The lowest common female voice (also called contralto). Full and resonant, strong in the lower register.

Tenor

C3 – C5

The highest common male voice. Ringing and bright up top — the male lead in most pop and choral music.

Barítono

A2 – A4

The middle male voice and the most common of all. Warm and versatile, sitting between tenor and bass.

Bajo

E2 – E4

The lowest voice type, typically male. Deep and powerful, basses anchor the harmony with their low notes.

Voice type FAQ

What is my voice type?

Your voice type is set by your comfortable range — the span from your lowest to your highest note. This test measures that range and names the closest of the six types: soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, or bass.

How many voice types are there?

Six are in common use, from highest to lowest: soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass. Classical singing splits these further, but these six describe almost everyone.

Is voice type the same as gender?

No. Soprano, mezzo, and alto are usually female and tenor, baritone, and bass usually male, but your type is decided by the notes you can sing — not your gender. Plenty of singers sit across two neighbouring types.

Am I a tenor or a baritone?

It comes down to where your voice is most comfortable, not just how high you can push. Tenors sit comfortably higher (around C3–C5); baritones are warmer and lower (around A2–A4). Run the test and compare your measured range to both.

Can I change or extend my voice type?

Your core type is fairly fixed, but consistent practice can add several semitones to your usable range at the top and bottom. PitchHighway's guided exercises are built to help you stretch safely over time.

Want the raw numbers instead? Take the free vocal range test.

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