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desfiguraciones

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desfiguraciones

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-fi-gu-ra-cio-nes

Pronunciation

/desfiɣuɾaˈθjones/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

des- + figura- + -ciones

The word 'desfiguraciones' is divided into six syllables: des-fi-gu-ra-cio-nes. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cio'). It is a noun formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'figura-', and the suffix '-ciones'. Syllabification follows standard CV rules and penultimate stress rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Disfigurements; alterations that spoil the appearance or shape of something.

    Disfigurements

    “Las desfiguraciones causadas por el accidente fueron graves.”

    “El artista creó desfiguraciones deliberadas en la escultura.”

    syn:deformacionesalteracionesmutilaciones
    ant:restauracionesarreglosembellecimientos

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cio').

Syllables

6
des/des/
fi/fi/
gu/ɣu/
ra/ɾa/
cio/θjo/
nes/nes/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. fi — Closed syllable.. gu — Open syllable.. ra — Open syllable.. cio — Closed, stressed syllable.. nes — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, negation/reversal

root

figura-

Latin origin, related to form/shape

suf

-ciones

Latin origin, nominalization suffix

Similar Words

fi­gu­ra­cio­nescon­fi­gu­ra­cio­nesre­fi­gu­ra­cio­nes

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Each consonant followed by a vowel forms a separate syllable.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's' are stressed on the second-to-last syllable.

  • The pronunciation of 'g' before 'u' as /ɣ/.
  • The pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' as /θ/.
  • Standard Spanish syllabification rules are followed without exceptions.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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