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person-to-person

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
16 characters
English (GB)
Enriched
5syllables

persontoperson

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

per-son-to-per-son

Pronunciation

/ˌpɜːsən tə ˈpɜːsən/

Stress

10101

Morphemes

person

The word 'person-to-person' is divided into five syllables: per-son-to-per-son. It consists of two instances of the root 'person' connected by the particle 'to'. Stress falls on the first syllable of each 'person'. The syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel-consonant patterns.

Definitions

Adjective/Adverbial Phrase
  1. 1

    Direct, private communication between individuals.

    “I need to speak to him person-to-person.”

    “The manager requested a person-to-person conversation with the employee.”

    syn:Directprivateone-on-one
    ant:Publicbroadcastgeneral

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the first syllable of each 'person'. The first syllable of the first 'person' has secondary stress.

Syllables

5
per/pɜː/
son/sən/
to/tə/
per/pɜː/
son/sən/

per — Open syllable, vowel sound /ɜː/. son — Closed syllable, vowel sound /ən/. to — Weak syllable, schwa vowel /ə/. per — Open syllable, vowel sound /ɜː/. son — Closed syllable, vowel sound /ən/

Word Parts

root

person

Latin *persona* - originally meaning 'mask', later 'character, individual'

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Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (VCC) Rule

Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by a consonant cluster.

Vowel-Consonant (VC) Rule

Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.

Interfix/Particle Separation

The 'to' is treated as a separate syllable due to its function as a connector.

  • The hyphenated structure and the repetition of 'person' require careful consideration. The stress pattern is crucial for distinguishing the phrase from two separate words.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

Nearby Words

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