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extranjerizaban

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

extranjerizaban

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ex-tran-je-ri-za-ban

Pronunciation

/eks.tɾaŋ.xe.ɾi.θa.βan/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

ex- + tranjer- + -izaban

The word 'extranjerizaban' is divided into six syllables: ex-tran-je-ri-za-ban. The stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ri'). It's a verb formed from the root 'tranjer-' with the prefixes 'ex-' and suffixes '-izaban'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-centric rules and the penultimate stress rule.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To treat as foreign; to estrange; to make foreign.

    To estrange, to foreignize, to treat as a foreigner.

    “Los colonizadores extranjerizaban a los pueblos originarios.”

    “La política del gobierno extranjerizaba a los inmigrantes.”

    syn:aislarmarginarseparar
    ant:integrarincluir

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ri'), following the general rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

6
ex/eks/
tran/tɾaŋ/
je/xe/
ri/ɾi/
za/θa/
ban/βan/

ex — Open syllable, unstressed.. tran — Closed syllable, unstressed.. je — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, stressed.. za — Open syllable, unstressed.. ban — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

ex-

Latin origin, derivational prefix meaning 'out of' or 'from'.

root

tranjer-

Derived from 'extranjero' (foreign), Latin 'extraneus'.

suf

-izaban

Combination of -iz- (verb-forming suffix, Latin origin), -a- (3rd person plural marker), and -ban (imperfect tense marker).

Similar Words

ex­tran­je­rona­cio­na­li­zarhos­pi­ta­li­zar

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Spanish prioritizes vowels as syllable nuclei, dividing around them.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless easily separable.

Penultimate Stress Rule

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

  • The 'tr' consonant cluster is a common occurrence and doesn't pose a unique syllabification challenge.
  • The pronunciation of 'z' as /θ/ or /s/ doesn't affect the syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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