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malintencionada

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

malintencionada

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ma-lin-ten-cion-a-da

Pronunciation

/ma.lin.ten.θjo.na.ða/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

mal- + intención + -ada

The word 'malintencionada' is divided into six syllables: ma-lin-ten-cion-a-da. It's formed from the prefix 'mal-', the root 'intención', and the suffix '-ada'. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cion'). Syllabification follows standard Spanish CV and CVC rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Having or showing malice; ill-intentioned; bad-minded.

    Malicious, ill-intentioned, bad-minded.

    “Una persona malintencionada.”

    “Sus palabras fueron malintencionadas.”

    syn:malvadaperversadañina
    ant:bondadosabenévolagenerosa

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cion'), following the general rule for words ending in a vowel.

Syllables

6
ma/ma/
lin/lin/
ten/ten/
cion/θjo/
a/a/
da/ða/

ma — Open syllable, CV structure, unstressed.. lin — Open syllable, CV structure, unstressed.. ten — Closed syllable, CVC structure, unstressed.. cion — Closed syllable, CVC structure, stressed.. a — Open syllable, V structure, unstressed.. da — Open syllable, CV structure, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

mal-

Latin origin (*malus* - bad), derivational prefix indicating negativity.

root

intención

Latin origin (*intentio* - intention), lexical core.

suf

-ada

Spanish origin, from Latin *-ata*, derivational suffix forming a feminine adjective.

Similar Words

ma­lin­ten­cio­na­doin­ten­cióncon­si­de­ra­da

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, with preceding consonants forming the onset.

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

When a vowel is followed by a consonant and then another vowel, the syllable is divided between the vowels.

Consonant Cluster

When two or more consonants appear together, they are generally divided to create closed syllables if possible.

  • The pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' or 'e' as /θ/ or /s/ doesn't affect the syllabification process.
  • The word adheres to standard Spanish syllabification rules without significant exceptions.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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