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despedazamiento

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

despedazamiento

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-pe-da-za-mien-to

Pronunciation

/des.pe.ðaˈθa.mjen.to/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

des- + pedaz- + -amiento

The word 'despedazamiento' is divided into six syllables: des-pe-da-za-mien-to. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('za'). It's a noun formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'pedaz-', and the suffix '-amiento'. Syllabification follows standard CV and VCV rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Dismemberment, fragmentation, breaking into pieces.

    Dismemberment

    “El despedazamiento del imperio fue inevitable.”

    “Sufrió un despedazamiento emocional tras la pérdida.”

    syn:fragmentacióndesintegracióndestrozo
    ant:ensamblajeconstrucciónintegración

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

6
des/des/
pe/pe/
da/ða/
za/θa/
mie/mje/
to/to/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pe — Open syllable.. da — Open syllable.. za — Open syllable.. mie — Closed syllable.. to — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, undoing, separation'.

root

pedaz-

Latin origin (petasus), meaning 'piece, fragment'.

suf

-amiento

Latin origin (-amentum), nominalizing suffix.

Similar Words

des­pe­di­dafrag­men­ta­ciónmo­vi­mien­to

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

A single consonant followed by a vowel typically forms a syllable.

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

When a vowel is followed by a consonant and then another vowel, the syllable is divided between the vowels.

  • Regional variation in the pronunciation of 'z' (/θ/ vs. /s/).
  • The 'zm' consonant cluster is acceptable and doesn't affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
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