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despilfarrareis

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5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

despilfarrareis

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-pil-fa-rra-reis

Pronunciation

/despilfaˈraɾeis/

Stress

00010

Morphemes

des- + pilfar- + -rar-eis

The Spanish verb 'despilfarrareis' is divided into five syllables (des-pil-fa-rra-reis) with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically complex, built from a prefix, root, and suffixes, and syllabification follows standard Spanish rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To waste, squander, or dissipate (resources, money, etc.) recklessly.

    To squander, to waste, to fritter away.

    “No debéis despilfarrar el agua.”

    “Despilfarraremos todos nuestros ahorros si seguimos así.”

    syn:malgastardespilfarrarderrochar
    ant:ahorrarconservarracionar

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ra' due to the general rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

5
des/des/
pil/pil/
fa/fa/
rra/ra/
reis/ɾeis/

des — Open syllable, unstressed.. pil — Open syllable, unstressed.. fa — Open syllable, unstressed.. rra — Closed syllable, stressed.. reis — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin *dis-*, reversal or negation.

root

pilfar-

From *pilfer*, ultimately from Old French *piller* - to plunder.

suf

-rar-eis

-rar- is a verbal suffix creating iterative action; -eis is the second-person plural future subjunctive ending.

Similar Words

des­pil­fa­rropi­la­resdes­pe­di­ciar

Consonant-Vowel Division

Syllables are typically divided between consonants and vowels.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters (like 'rr') are generally kept together within a syllable.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The 'rr' cluster is treated as a single sound within a syllable.
  • Regional variations in pronunciation might affect vowel quality but not syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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