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desencapillados

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desencapillados

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

de-sen-ca-pi-lla-dos

Pronunciation

/desen.ka.piˈʎa.ðos/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

des- + encapill- + -ados

The word 'desencapillados' is a Spanish adjective/participle meaning 'uncovered' or 'disheveled'. It's divided into six syllables (de-sen-ca-pi-lla-dos) with stress on 'pi'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'encapill-', and suffix '-ados', following standard Spanish syllabification rules.

Definitions

adjective/past participle
  1. 1

    Uncovered, exposed, disheveled, bareheaded

    Uncovered, exposed, disheveled

    “Sus pensamientos eran desencapillados y originales.”

    “Los manifestantes salieron a la calle desencapillados.”

    syn:descubiertosexpuestosdespeinados
    ant:cubiertosprotegidospeinados

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'pi'.

Syllables

6
de/de/
sen/sen/
ca/ka/
pi/pi/
lla/ʎa/
dos/dos/

de — Open syllable. sen — Open syllable. ca — Open syllable. pi — Closed, stressed syllable. lla — Open syllable with palatal lateral approximant. dos — Closed syllable

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning reversal or removal

root

encapill-

From capillo (hair), Latin capillus

suf

-ados

Spanish participial ending

Similar Words

des­pe­ra­dosen­ca­pi­lla­dodes­co­lo­ra­dos

Vowel-Consonant

Syllables are divided after the vowel when followed by a consonant.

Consonant-Vowel

Syllables are divided after the consonant when preceded by a vowel.

Stress Rule

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable unless overridden by accent marks.

  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' (e.g., /ʎ/ or /ʝ/).
  • The 'd' before 'e' is pronounced as a soft dental fricative /ð/.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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