despilfarrarias
Syllables
des-pil-far-ra-rias
Pronunciation
/despilfaˈraɾjas/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
des- + pilfar- + -rar-ías
The word 'despilfarrarias' is a verb form with five syllables (des-pil-far-ra-rias). Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ra'). It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'pilfar-', and suffixes '-rar-' and '-ías'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant cluster separation.
Definitions
- 1
I would squander
I would squander
“Si tuviera mucho dinero, lo despilfarrarias en cosas innecesarias.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ra'), following the rule for penultimate stress in words ending in 's'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. pil — Open syllable, unstressed.. far — Open syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, stressed.. rias — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split based on pronounceability (e.g., 'rr' remains together).
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'rr' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /r/.
- The suffix '-ías' is a standard verbal ending and doesn't pose syllabification challenges.
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