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categorizabamos

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7 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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7syllables

categorizabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ca-te-go-ri-za-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/kate.ɣo.ɾi.ˈθa.βa.mos/

Stress

0000100

Morphemes

categor + categor + izabamos

The word 'categorizabamos' is a verb divided into seven syllables: ca-te-go-ri-za-ba-mos. The stress falls on the fifth syllable ('za'). It's formed from a Latin root with Spanish verb suffixes, meaning 'we were categorizing'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We were categorizing

    We were categorizing

    “Nosotros categorizabamos los documentos por tema.”

    “Antes, categorizabamos todas las ideas en grupos.”

    syn:clasificabamosordenabamos
    ant:desordenabamosconfundíamos

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('za'), following the rule that words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Syllables

7
ca/ka/
te/te/
go/ɣo/
ri/ɾi/
za/θa/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

ca — Open syllable, initial syllable.. te — Open syllable.. go — Open syllable.. ri — Open syllable.. za — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

categor

Latin origin, meaning 'category'

root

categor

Core meaning of the verb

suf

izabamos

Verb-forming suffix, imperfect indicative tense ending

Similar Words

a­na­li­zá­ba­moso­rga­ni­za­moslo­ca­li­zá­ba­mos

Vowel-Consonant Separation

Syllables generally end in a vowel. Consonants are assigned to the following vowel.

Stress Placement

Words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The pronunciation of 'z' varies between Spain (/θ/) and Latin America (/s/).
  • The 'b' sound becomes /β/ due to its intervocalic position.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/22/2025

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