How to say "pitch" in Japanese

• 調子ちょうしJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for the pitch or tone of a voice, as when someone's voice rises in pitch; it also covers 'tune' and 'key', so it suits general talk about how something sounds.
• 揺れるゆれるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, intransitive verbCovers only the verb 'to pitch' meaning to sway or lurch, as a ship does in rough seas; really the broad verb 'to shake' or 'to sway', seldom what you want for other senses.
  大地だいちが揺ゆれるのが感かんじられた。↗

  The earth was felt to tremble.
• 勾配こうばいCommon
  nounCovers 'pitch' as the degree of slope — the pitch of a roof or road; use it for a gradient or incline in construction, civil engineering and similar contexts.
  屋根やねの勾配こうばいをどうするか決きめるのはとても重要じゅうようです。↗

  It is very important to decide what to do about the slope of the roof.
• ピッチCommon
  nounThe katakana loanword for 'pitch' as the distance between evenly spaced things, such as gear teeth; the natural choice in engineering and technical contexts for spacing or interval.
• 音程おんていCommon
  nounThe musical term for pitch — how high or low a note is — and for the interval between notes; use it when talking about music rather than the general pitch of a voice.
  彼かれがソロを歌うたうとき、音程おんていが外はずれるんじゃないかって、手てに汗あせ握にぎっちゃうよね。↗

  When he gets up on stage to sing one of his out-of-tune solos, I get so nervous for him that I get sweaty palms.

For musical pitch use 音程; for the pitch or tone of a voice, 調子; for the pitch of a slope, 勾配; for technical spacing, 「ピッチ」; and for the verb 'to pitch' meaning to sway or lurch, 「揺れる」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 調子ちょうしtune
• 揺れるゆれるto shake
• 勾配こうばいslope
• がぶるto pitch (e.g. a boat)
• 音高おんこうpitch (of a sound)
• 玉たまball (in sports)
• ピッチpitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth)
• 音程おんていpitch
• ピッチングpitching (of a ship, aircraft, etc.)
• 縦揺れたてゆれpitch (of a ship, aircraft, etc.)
• 歩みあゆみpitch (of a screw, etc.)
• アピールemphasizing
• 律りつ(musical) pitch