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malinterpretaba

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

malinterpretaba

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ma-lin-ter-pre-ta-ba

Pronunciation

/mal.in.ter.ˈpre.ta.βa/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

mal- + interpretar + -ba

The word 'malinterpretaba' is a verb in the imperfect tense, divided into six syllables: ma-lin-ter-pre-ta-ba. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('pre'). It's composed of the prefix 'mal-', the root 'interpretar', and the suffix '-ba'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish CV rules and penultimate stress placement.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To be misinterpreting, to be wrongly understanding.

    Was misinterpreting.

    “Ella malinterpretaba sus intenciones.”

    “Yo malinterpretaba las señales.”

    syn:equivocarseentender mal
    ant:interpretar biencomprender

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

6
ma/ma/
lin/lin/
ter/ter/
pre/pre/
ta/ta/
ba/βa/

ma — Open syllable, initial syllable.. lin — Open syllable.. ter — Open syllable.. pre — Stressed, open syllable.. ta — Open syllable.. ba — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

mal-

Latin origin, meaning 'badly', adverbial modifier.

root

interpretar

Latin origin (*interpretari*), verb stem.

suf

-ba

Spanish, imperfect tense marker.

Similar Words

com­pa­ra­baa­cep­ta­baex­pli­ca­ba

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are formed around consonant-vowel pairings.

Penultimate Stress

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

  • The 'b' sound in 'ba' is often pronounced as a softer 'β' (approximant) between vowels.
  • No significant exceptions to syllabification rules were encountered.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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