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malacostumbrado

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

malacostumbrado

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ma-la-cos-tum-bra-do

Pronunciation

/mala.kos.tum.βɾa.ðo/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

mal- + costumbr- + -ado

The Spanish adjective 'malacostumbrado' (spoiled) is syllabified as ma-la-cos-tum-bra-do, with stress on 'tum'. It's formed from the prefix 'mal-', root 'costumbr-', and suffix '-ado', following standard Spanish syllabification rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Spoiled, pampered, overindulged.

    Spoiled, pampered

    “El niño está malacostumbrado.”

    “No quiero que mi perro se vuelva malacostumbrado.”

    syn:mimadoconsentido
    ant:disciplinadoaustero

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tum') due to the word ending in a vowel.

Syllables

6
ma/ma/
la/la/
cos/kos/
tum/tum/
bra/βɾa/
do/ðo/

ma — Open syllable, unstressed.. la — Open syllable, unstressed.. cos — Closed syllable, unstressed.. tum — Closed syllable, stressed.. bra — Open syllable, unstressed.. do — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

mal-

Latin origin, privative prefix meaning 'bad' or 'ill'.

root

costumbr-

Latin origin (consuetudo), relating to habit or custom.

suf

-ado

Latin origin (-atus), past participle suffix forming an adjective.

Similar Words

can­sa­docom­pli­ca­dodes­gra­cia­do

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are divided between vowels in VCV sequences.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

Penultimate Stress

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

  • The 'b' sound between vowels is pronounced as a soft 'β' (voiced bilabial fricative).
  • No significant regional variations affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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