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sensacionalista

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

sensacionalista

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sen-sa-cio-na-lis-ta

Pronunciation

/sensaθjo.naˈlista/

Stress

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Morphemes

sensa- + cional- + -lista

The word 'sensacionalista' is divided into six syllables: sen-sa-cio-na-lis-ta. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lis'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'sensa-', the root 'cional-', and the suffix '-lista'. The syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel/consonant sequences and stress placement.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Characterized by sensationalism; designed to arouse strong feelings or excitement.

    Sensationalist

    “La prensa sensacionalista a menudo distorsiona los hechos.”

    “Un estilo sensacionalista de reportaje.”

    syn:escandalosoexageradollamativo
    ant:sobriomoderadodiscreto

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lis'), following the rule for words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's'.

Syllables

6
sen/sen/
sa/sa/
cio/θjo/
na/na/
lis/lis/
ta/ta/

sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. sa — Open syllable, unstressed.. cio — Closed syllable, unstressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. lis — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ta — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

sensa-

From Latin 'sensus' meaning sense or feeling.

root

cional-

Related to Latin 'conatio' meaning attempt or effort.

suf

-lista

From Latin '-ista', denoting a person or characteristic.

Similar Words

fan­tás­ti­cona­cio­na­lis­tare­a­lis­ta

Open Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in vowels are considered open syllables.

Closed Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in consonants are considered closed syllables.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Words ending in consonants (other than 'n' or 's') are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' as /θ/ or /s/ depending on the region does not affect syllable division.
  • The 'ci' digraph is treated as a single unit for syllabification purposes.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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