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contraalmirante

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

contraalmirante

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-al-mi-ran-te

Pronunciation

/kontɾa.al.miˈɾan.te/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

contra- + almirante

The Spanish noun 'contraalmirante' (rear admiral) is divided into six syllables: con-tra-al-mi-ran-te. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It comprises the prefix 'contra-' and the root 'almirante', following standard Spanish syllabification rules based on vowel centrality and penultimate stress.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A high-ranking naval officer, equivalent to a rear admiral.

    Rear admiral

    “El contraalmirante dio la orden de zarpar.”

    ant:marinerorecluta

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('mi'), following the general rule for words ending in a vowel.

Syllables

6
con/kon/
tra/tɾa/
al/al/
mi/mi/
ran/ɾan/
te/te/

con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. al — Open syllable, unstressed.. mi — Open syllable, stressed.. ran — Open syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against' or 'opposite', negation.

root

almirante

Arabic origin via Old Spanish, meaning 'commander of the sea'.

Similar Words

co­man­dan­teca­pi­tánpre­si­den­te

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowels, with each vowel typically serving as the nucleus.

Consonant Clustering

Consonant clusters are broken up based on vowel proximity.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The 'tr' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
  • The word's length requires careful application of the vowel-centric rule.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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