époustouflerait
The word 'époustouflerait' is divided into five syllables: é-pous-tou-fle-rait. The stress falls on the final syllable '-rait'. It's a verb in the conditional mood, derived from the root 'pous-' and incorporating suffixes for action and tense. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and maintains consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To knock someone out, to astound, to overwhelm.
Would knock out, would astound.
“Il l'époustouflerait avec sa performance.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the final syllable '-rait', as is typical in French. All other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
é — Open syllable, containing the nasal vowel. Stressed level 0.. pous — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant cluster. Stressed level 0.. tou — Open syllable, containing a vowel. Stressed level 0.. fle — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Stressed level 0.. rait — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Primary stressed syllable (level 1).
Word Parts
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Vowel-Based Syllabification
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable as long as pronunciation allows.
Final Syllable Stress
French typically stresses the final syllable.
- The initial 'ép' is a nasal vowel followed by a plosive, a common pattern in French.
- The 'st' cluster is treated as a single onset.
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