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incomprensibles

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “incomprensibles” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

incomprensibles

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-com-pren-si-bles

Pronunciation

/in.kom.pre.en.ˈsi.βles/

Stress

00101

Morphemes

in- + comprehens- + -ible-s

The word 'incomprensibles' is divided into five syllables: in-com-pren-si-bles. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('pren'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'in-', the root 'comprehens-', and the suffixes '-ible' and '-s'. The phonetic transcription is /in.kom.pre.en.ˈsi.βles/. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, with the 'b' undergoing lenition.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Not comprehensible; unintelligible.

    Incomprehensible

    “Sus instrucciones eran incomprensibles.”

    “Los incomprensibles se quedaron mirando.”

    syn:inentendiblesinexplicablesindescifrables
    ant:comprensiblesentendiblesclaros
noun
  1. 1

    Those who cannot be understood.

    The incomprehensible ones

    “Los incomprensibles se quedaron mirando.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('pren') according to Spanish stress rules for words ending in a consonant.

Syllables

5
in/in/
com/kom/
pren/pren/
si/si/
bles/βles/

in — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. com — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. pren — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant, stressed.. si — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. bles — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant, 'b' lenition.

Word Parts

pre

in-

Latin origin, negation.

root

comprehens-

Latin origin, 'to grasp fully'.

suf

-ible-s

Latin and Spanish origin, adjectival suffix and plural marker.

Similar Words

im­po­si­blesres­pon­sa­blescom­pren­si­ble

CV Syllable Rule

Every consonant-vowel sequence forms a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters within a syllable are maintained.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Words ending in a consonant are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • Lenition of 'b' to /β/ in intervocalic position.
  • Standard Spanish syllabification rules apply consistently.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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