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sobreexcitacion

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

sobreexcitación

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

so-bre-ex-ci-ta-ción

Pronunciation

/soβɾe.eksitaˈθjon/

Stress

001001

Morphemes

sobre- + excit- + -acion

The word 'sobreexcitacion' is divided into six syllables: so-bre-ex-ci-ta-ción. It consists of the prefix 'sobre-', the root 'excit-', and the suffix '-acion'. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ción'). Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel division, maximizing onsets.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A state of excessive or heightened excitement; overstimulation.

    Overexcitation

    “El niño sufría de sobreexcitación después del cumpleaños.”

    syn:hiperactivaciónexaltación
    ant:calmarelajación

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second-to-last syllable ('ción'), following the rule for words ending in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.

Syllables

6
so/so/
bre/βɾe/
ex/eks/
ci/si/
ta/ta/
ción/θjon/

so — Open syllable, initial syllable.. bre — Open syllable, follows 'so'.. ex — Closed syllable, begins the root.. ci — Open syllable, part of the root.. ta — Open syllable, part of the root.. ción — Closed syllable, suffix, stressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

sobre-

Latin origin, meaning 'over' or 'excessive', adverbial prefix.

root

excit-

Latin origin (*excitare*), meaning 'to arouse, stimulate'.

suf

-acion

Latin origin (*-ationem*), nominal suffix forming abstract nouns.

Similar Words

a­c­ti­va­cióne­xa­ge­ra­cióni­mi­ta­ción

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants when a consonant is between two vowels.

Consonant-Vowel Division

Syllables are divided between consonants and vowels when a vowel is between two consonants.

Maximizing Onsets

Syllables attempt to maximize the number of consonants in the onset (beginning) of the syllable.

  • The pronunciation of 'x' as /ks/ in most dialects does not affect the syllabification.
  • The pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' as /θ/ in most of Spain does not affect the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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