recommendableness
Syllables
re-com-mend-a-ble-ness
Pronunciation
/ˌrekəˈmendəblnəs/
Stress
001010
Morphemes
re- + commend + -able
The word 'recommendableness' is divided into six syllables: re-com-mend-a-ble-ness. The primary stress falls on 'mend'. It's a noun formed from the root 'commend' with the prefixes 're-' and suffixes '-able' and '-ness'.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of being recommendable; deserving of recommendation.
“The recommendableness of the candidate was evident in their experience and qualifications.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('mend'). Secondary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ble').
Syllables
re — Open syllable, initial syllable.. com — Open syllable.. mend — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. a — Open, unstressed syllable.. ble — Closed syllable, consonant blend.. ness — Closed syllable, suffix.
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- The word's length and multiple suffixes make it a complex case, but the syllabification follows standard English rules.
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