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correccionalista

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6 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

correccionalista

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

co-rre-ccio-na-lis-ta

Pronunciation

/ko.reθ.θjo.na.lis.ta/

Stress

010010

Morphemes

correcc- + -cion- + -al-

The word 'correccionalista' is divided into six syllables: co-rre-ccio-na-lis-ta. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically complex, built from Latin roots and Spanish suffixes, denoting a person involved in correctional practices. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and consonant cluster handling.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A person who advocates for or practices correctional education or reform; a proponent of correctional approaches.

    Correctionalist

    “El correccionalista propuso un nuevo programa de rehabilitación.”

    “Ella es una reconocida correccionalista en el ámbito educativo.”

    syn:reformador/apedagogo/a correccional
    ant:conservador/a

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('na'). This is due to the word ending in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.

Syllables

6
co/ko/
rre/re/
ccio/θjo/
na/na/
lis/lis/
ta/ta/

co — Open syllable, vowel + consonant.. rre — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'rr' + vowel.. ccio — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'cc' + vowel.. na — Open syllable, vowel + consonant.. lis — Closed syllable, vowel + consonant cluster 'ls'.. ta — Open syllable, vowel + consonant.

Word Parts

pre

correcc-

Latin *correctio* - correction; indicates the action of correcting.

root

-cion-

Latin *-tio* - suffix forming abstract nouns; nominalizing suffix.

suf

-al-

Latin *-alis* - relating to; adjectival suffix.

Similar Words

in­ter­na­cio­na­lis­tapro­fe­sio­na­lis­taca­pi­ta­lis­ta

Vowel + Consonant

Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

Stress Rule

Words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's' are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.

  • The 'rr' is treated as a single consonant sound within a syllable.
  • The 'cc' sequence is pronounced as /sθ/ but is divided into two syllables due to the intervening vowel.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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