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caractérisations

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6 syllables
16 characters
French
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6syllables

caractérisations

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ca-rac-té-ri-sa-tions

Pronunciation

/ka.ʁak.te.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃/

Stress

000001

Morphemes

caractér- + caractér- + -isations

The word 'caractérisations' is divided into six syllables: ca-rac-té-ri-sa-tions. Stress falls on the final syllable '-tions'. It's a noun derived from Latin roots with a French nominalizing suffix. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and handles consonant clusters permissibly within syllables.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The act of characterizing; the process of describing the distinctive qualities of someone or something.

    Characterizations

    “Les caractérisations de son personnage étaient très nuancées.”

    “Ce livre contient des caractérisations psychologiques approfondies.”

    syn:descriptionsportraitsanalysesdéfinitions
    ant:généralisationssimplifications

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-tions', which is typical for French nouns.

Syllables

6
ca/ka/
rac/ʁak/
té/te/
ri/ʁi/
sa/sa/
tions/sjɔ̃/

ca — Open syllable, containing the vowel /a/.. rac — Closed syllable, containing the vowel /a/ and the consonant cluster /ʁk/.. té — Open syllable, containing the vowel /e/.. ri — Open syllable, containing the vowel /i/.. sa — Open syllable, containing the vowel /a/.. tions — Closed syllable, containing the nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ and the consonant cluster /sjɔ̃/. Stressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

caractér-

From Latin 'character', denoting 'character' or 'quality'.

root

caractér-

Latin origin, core meaning of the word.

suf

-isations

French suffix derived from Latin '-ationem', indicating the action of making or becoming, or the result of an action. Nominalizing suffix.

Similar Words

na­tio­na­li­sa­ti­onsoʁ­ga­ni­za­sjɔ̃si­vi­li­za­sjɔ̃

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 they don't create phonotactically illegal sequences.

Final Consonant Rule

A single consonant at the end of a word typically belongs to the preceding syllable, but in this case, the 's' is part of the final syllable due to the suffix.

  • The uvular 'r' sound influences syllabification.
  • The suffix '-isations' is a common French suffix with established syllabification patterns.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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