incomprehensibility
Syllables
in-com-pre-hen-si-bil-i-ty
Pronunciation
/ɪnˌkɒmprɪˌhenˈsɪbɪlɪti/
Stress
10010001
Morphemes
in- + comprehend + -ensibility
The word 'incomprehensibility' is divided into eight syllables: in-com-pre-hen-si-bil-i-ty. It consists of the prefix 'in-', the root 'comprehend', and the suffixes '-en-', '-sible', and '-ity'. Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('hen'). Syllabification follows standard English rules of maximizing onsets and dividing before consonants.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of being incomprehensible; the inability to be understood.
“The complexity of the theory led to its incomprehensibility for most students.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the fourth syllable ('hen'), secondary stress on the first syllable ('in').
Syllables
in — Closed syllable, onset-rime division.. com — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant division.. pre — Open syllable, vowel-consonant division.. hen — Open syllable, vowel-consonant division.. si — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant division.. bil — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant division.. i — Open syllable, vowel alone.. ty — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant division.
Word Parts
Onset-Rime Division
Dividing syllables based on the consonant-vowel boundary, maximizing the consonant cluster in the onset.
Vowel-Consonant Division
When a vowel is followed by a consonant, the syllable is typically divided before the consonant.
Vowel Alone
A single vowel constitutes a syllable.
- Potential vowel reduction in unstressed syllables in rapid speech.
- The length of the word due to multiple suffixes.
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