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contraemboscada

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

contraemboscada

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-em-bo-sca-da

Pronunciation

/kontraemboˈskaða/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

contra- + emboscar + -ada

The word 'contraemboscada' is divided into six syllables: con-tra-em-bo-sca-da. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('sca'). It's a noun formed from the prefix 'contra-', the root 'emboscar', and the suffix '-ada', meaning 'ambush'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    An ambush; a surprise attack.

    Ambush

    “La contraemboscada fue un éxito.”

    syn:emboscadaataque sorpresa
    ant:defensaprotección

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('sca').

Syllables

6
con/kon/
tra/tɾa/
em/em/
bo/bo/
sca/ska/
da/ða/

con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. em — Closed syllable, unstressed.. bo — Open syllable, unstressed.. sca — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. da — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against, opposite'. Negation or opposition.

root

emboscar

Old French/Germanic origin, meaning 'to ambush'. Verb root.

suf

-ada

Spanish suffix (Latin -ata), forms a noun denoting an action or result.

Similar Words

des­em­ba­ra­za­dacon­tra­a­ta­queem­bo­sca­da

Vowel Division

Syllables are divided before vowels.

Stress Placement

Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable when the word ends in a consonant other than 'n' or 's' and lacks an accent mark.

  • The 'mb' and 'sc' clusters do not pose any syllabification challenges.
  • No significant regional variations affect the syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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