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alphabétiquement

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6 syllables
16 characters
French
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6syllables

alphabétiquement

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

al-pha-bé-ti-que-ment

Pronunciation

/al.fa.be.ti.kə.mɑ̃/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

alpha- + bet- + -ique-

The word 'alphabétiquement' is divided into six syllables: al-pha-bé-ti-que-ment. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ti'. It's an adverb formed from a Greek prefix, Latin root, and Latin suffixes. Syllabification follows the vowel rule, dividing before each vowel sound.

Definitions

adverb
  1. 1

    In a alphabetical order; alphabetically.

    Alphabetically

    “Les noms sont classés alphabétiquement.”

    “Il a rangé ses livres alphabétiquement.”

    syn:par ordre alphabétique
    ant:désordonnémentaléatoirement

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ti'.

Syllables

6
al/al/
pha/fa/
bé/be/
ti/ti/
que/kə/
ment/mɑ̃/

al — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pha — Open syllable.. bé — Open syllable.. ti — Closed, stressed syllable.. que — Open syllable.. ment — Closed syllable, final syllable with nasal vowel.

Word Parts

pre

alpha-

Greek origin, meaning 'first' or 'beginning'.

root

bet-

Latin origin, related to the Greek letter beta, indicating alphabetical order.

suf

-ique-

Latin origin, adjectival suffix.

Similar Words

par­ti­cu­liè­re­mentsci­en­ti­fi­que­menté­co­no­mi­que­ment

Vowel Rule

Syllable division generally occurs before a vowel sound.

Onset Maximization

French tends to maximize onsets, but this is secondary to the vowel rule.

  • Liaison between 'bé' and 'ti' is common but doesn't affect syllabification.
  • Nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ in 'ment' doesn't require special rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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