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sobreexplotaban

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

sobreexplotaban

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

so-bre-ex-plo-ta-ban

Pronunciation

/soβɾe.eksploˈtaβan/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

sobre- + explot- + -aban

The word 'sobreexplotaban' is a verb form divided into six syllables: so-bre-ex-plo-ta-ban. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ta'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'sobre-', the root 'explot-', and the suffix '-aban'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant cluster separation, with penultimate stress due to the word's ending.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To overexploit; to exploit excessively.

    To overexploit

    “Los colonizadores sobreexplotaban los recursos naturales.”

    “La empresa sobreexplotaba a sus trabajadores.”

    syn:agotarabusar dedepredar
    ant:conservarproteger

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ta', following the general rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

6
so/so/
bre/βɾe/
ex/eks/
plo/plo/
ta/ta/
ban/βan/

so — Open syllable, unstressed.. bre — Open syllable, unstressed.. ex — Closed syllable, unstressed.. plo — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ta — Closed syllable, stressed.. ban — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

sobre-

Latin *super-* meaning 'over', intensifier.

root

explot-

From Latin *explicare*, meaning 'to unfold', evolved to 'to exploit'.

suf

-aban

Spanish imperfect indicative ending, 3rd person plural.

Similar Words

ca­mi­na­banha­bla­bantra­ba­ja­ban

Vowel Separation

Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables.

Consonant Cluster Separation

Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.

Penultimate Stress

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

  • The prefix 'sobre-' is always a separate syllable.
  • The 'ex-' cluster is treated as a single unit before the vowel 'plo'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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