Contralto suna ne da ke nufin mafi ƙanƙantar muryar mace mai waƙa ko kuma wanda ke waƙa a cikin wannan zangon. Kalmar "contralto" ta fito ne daga kalmar Italiyanci "contralto," wanda ke nufin "a kan babba" ko "a kan treble." Kewayon muryar contralto ƙasa da soprano da mezzo-soprano kuma yana da kewayo yawanci tsakanin F3 zuwa F5. A cikin waƙar mawaƙa, ɓangaren contralto yawanci shine mafi ƙarancin layin muryar mata.