incalculableness
Syllables
in-cal-cu-la-ble-ness
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈkælkjʊləbl̩nəs/
Stress
001001
Morphemes
in- + calcul- + able-ness
The word 'incalculableness' is divided into six syllables: in-cal-cu-la-ble-ness. It's a noun formed from a Latin root with multiple English affixes. Primary stress falls on the third syllable. Syllable division follows standard English rules of onset-rhyme structure and vowel-based division, with a syllabic 'l' in the 'ble' syllable.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of being incalculable; impossibility of being calculated or estimated.
“The incalculableness of the damage caused by the storm was staggering.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('cu'), indicated by '1'. Other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
in — Open syllable, onset-rhyme structure.. cal — Open syllable, onset-rhyme structure.. cu — Open syllable, onset-rhyme structure, glide.. la — Open syllable, onset-rhyme structure.. ble — Closed syllable, syllabic 'l' present.. ness — Open syllable, onset-rhyme structure.
Word Parts
Onset-Rhyme Structure
Each syllable contains an onset (initial consonant sound) and a rhyme (vowel sound and any following consonants).
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are generally divided around vowel sounds.
Syllabic Consonant
Liquid consonants (l, r) can form the nucleus of a syllable.
- The syllabic 'l' in 'ble' is a potential edge case.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
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