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défouraillerait

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

fouraillerait

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-fou-rai-lle-rait

Pronunciation

/de.fu.ʁa.je.ʁɛ/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

dé- + fou- + -aille-rait

The word 'défouraillerait' is syllabified as dé-fou-rai-lle-rait, with stress on the final syllable 'rait'. It's a verb form composed of a prefix 'dé-', root 'fou-', intermediate suffix '-aille-', and conditional suffix '-rait'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and treats 'll' as a single phoneme.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To dig out, to unearth, to ferret out.

    Would dig out, would unearth.

    Il défouraillerait le jardin pour trouver le trésor.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the final syllable 'rait', as is typical in French.

Syllables

5
/de/
fou/fu/
rai/ʁa/
lle/je/
rait/ʁɛ/

Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. fou Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. rai Open syllable, vowel preceded by consonant.. lle Open syllable, vowel preceded by consonant cluster ('ll' treated as one phoneme).. rait Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant, stressed syllable.

Vowel-Based Syllabification

French syllables generally center around vowel sounds.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are maintained unless complex.

'll' as a Single Phoneme

The 'll' digraph is treated as a single consonant sound.

  • Potential liaison between 'r' and 'a' does not affect syllabification.
  • The intermediate suffix '-aille-' is a historical remnant.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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