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ridiculizabamos

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

7 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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7syllables

ridiculizabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ri-di-cu-li-za-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/ri.ði.ku.li.θaˈβa.mos/

Stress

0001001

Morphemes

re- + ridicul- + -izar

The Spanish verb 'ridiculizabamos' (we were ridiculing) is syllabified as 'ri-di-cu-li-za-ba-mos' with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's built from the Latin root 'ridicul-' with suffixes '-izar' and '-bamos', following standard Spanish syllabification rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To ridicule, to make fun of, to mock.

    We were ridiculing / We used to ridicule.

    “Nosotros nos ridiculizábamos mutuamente para aliviar la tensión.”

    “Los niños se ridiculizaban con sus compañeros.”

    syn:burlarsemofarseescarnecer
    ant:elogiaralabaradmirar

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-li-') due to Spanish stress rules for words ending in a vowel.

Syllables

7
ri/ri/
di/ði/
cu/ku/
li/li/
za/θa/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

ri — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. di — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. cu — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. li — Open syllable, consonant-vowel, stressed.. za — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. ba — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel.

Word Parts

pre

re-

Latin origin, intensifier.

root

ridicul-

Latin origin, meaning 'laughable, absurd'.

suf

-izar

Latin origin, verb-forming suffix.

Similar Words

ho­spi­ta­li­za­mosle­ga­li­za­ba­mosri­di­cu­li­zar

Consonant + Vowel

Syllables are formed by separating consonant-vowel combinations.

Penultimate Stress

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

Vowel + Consonant + Vowel

Syllables are divided between vowels in VCV sequences.

  • Pronunciation of 'z' as /θ/ or /s/ depending on region does not affect syllabification.
  • Softening of 'b' to /β/ does not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
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