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procrastinacion

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5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

procrastinacion

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pro-cra-stin-a-cion

Pronunciation

/pɾo.kɾas.ti.naˈθjon/

Stress

00011

Morphemes

pro- + crastin- + -acion

The Spanish noun 'procrastinacion' (procrastination) is divided into five syllables (pro-cra-stin-a-cion) with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's derived from Latin roots and follows standard Spanish phonological rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The act of delaying or postponing something.

    Procrastination

    “Su procrastinacion le causó problemas en el trabajo.”

    “La procrastinacion es un hábito común.”

    syn:dilaciónpostergaciónaplazamiento
    ant:prontituddiligenciaceleridad

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ci'), following the general rule for words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's'

Syllables

5
pro/pɾo/
cra/kɾa/
stin/stin/
a/a/
cion/θjon/

pro — Open syllable, initial syllable. cra — Open syllable. stin — Closed syllable. a — Open syllable. cion — Closed syllable

Word Parts

pre

pro-

Latin origin, meaning 'forward' or 'for'

root

crastin-

Latin origin, from 'crastinus' meaning 'belonging to tomorrow'

suf

-acion

Latin origin, nominalizing suffix

Similar Words

co­mu­ni­ca­ciónin­for­ma­ciónor­ga­ni­za­ción

Vowel Rule

Syllables are generally divided around vowels.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable, unless they are easily separable.

Penultimate Stress Rule

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

  • The pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' varies regionally (/θ/ in Spain, /s/ in Latin America).
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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