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despresurizabas

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

despresurizabas

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-pre-su-ri-za-bas

Pronunciation

/des.pɾe.su.ɾi.ˈθa.βas/ or /des.pɾe.su.ɾi.ˈsa.βas/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

des- + presur- + -izabas

The word 'despresurizabas' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: des-pre-su-ri-za-bas. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('za'). It's formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'presur-', and the suffix '-izabas'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-based rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    You were depressurizing

    You were depressurizing

    “Despresurizabas la olla a presión con cuidado.”

    “Antes, despresurizabas los neumáticos de la bicicleta antes de guardarla.”

    syn:descomprimiraliviar la presión
    ant:presurizarcomprimir

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

6
des/des/
pre/pɾe/
su/su/
ri/ɾi/
za/θa/ or /sa/
bas/βas/

des — Open syllable, unstressed.. pre — Open syllable, unstressed.. su — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. za — Stressed syllable, pronunciation varies regionally.. bas — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal' or 'removal'.

root

presur-

From 'presión' (pressure), Latin origin.

suf

-izabas

Spanish inflectional suffix indicating imperfect tense, 2nd person singular. Combines '-izar' and '-bas'.

Similar Words

co­mu­ni­ca­basor­ga­ni­za­dases­ta­bi­li­za­bas

Vowel Rule

Syllables generally end in a vowel.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable when the word does not end in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.

  • Regional variation in the pronunciation of 'z' and 'c' before 'e' or 'i' (θ vs. s).
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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