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contrecarrasses

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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contrecarrasses

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-car-ras-ses

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃tʁəkaʁas/

Stress

00010

Morphemes

contre- + car- + -rass-

The word 'contrecarrasses' is syllabified as con-tre-car-ras-ses, with stress on 'ras'. It's the 3rd person plural present indicative of 'contrecarrasser', meaning 'they thwart'. Syllabification follows French rules of maximizing onsets and respecting vowel sequences.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    Third-person plural present indicative of the verb 'contrecarrasser'. To thwart, frustrate, or counteract.

    They thwart/frustrate/counteract.

    “Ils contrecarrasses ses plans.”

    syn:déjouercontredireempêcher
    ant:faciliteraiderpermettre

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ras'.

Syllables

5
con/kɔ̃/
tre/tʁə/
car/kaʁ/
ras/ʁas/
ses/sɛ/

con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Closed syllable, schwa.. car — Open syllable.. ras — Closed, stressed syllable.. ses — Closed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

contre-

Latin *contra* - against, opposite. Prefix indicating opposition.

root

car-

From Latin *carrus* - chariot, cart. Core meaning related to running or moving.

suf

-rass-

From Old French *resser* - to gather, collect. Inflectional suffix indicating a reflexive or iterative action.

Similar Words

con­tre­ca­rredé­ba­ras­sesem­ba­ras­ses

Maximize Onsets

French prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel Sequences

Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a separate syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Permissible consonant clusters are maintained within syllables.

  • The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ influences the syllable structure.
  • The 'tr' and 'cr' clusters are common in French and do not pose a syllabification challenge.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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