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incompréhensible

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
16 characters
French
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “incompréhensible” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

incompréhensible

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-com-pré-hen-si-ble

Pronunciation

/ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sibl/

Stress

000001

Morphemes

in- + compré- + -hensible

The word 'incompréhensible' is divided into six syllables: in-com-pré-hen-si-ble. It consists of a Latin-derived prefix 'in-', root 'compré-', and suffix '-hensible'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the rule of forming syllables around vowel sounds and avoiding unnecessary consonant cluster breaks.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Not capable of being understood.

    Incomprehensible

    “Son explication était incompréhensible.”

    “Un problème incompréhensible.”

    syn:impénétrableobscur
    ant:claircompréhensible

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable, '-ble'.

Syllables

6
in/ɛ̃/
com/kɔ̃/
pré/pʁe/
hen/ɑ̃/
si/si/
ble/bl/

in — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. com — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. pré — Open syllable.. hen — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. si — Open syllable.. ble — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

in-

Latin origin, negation.

root

compré-

Latin *comprehendere*, 'to grasp fully'.

suf

-hensible

Latin *-bilis*, 'able to be'.

Similar Words

im­pos­si­blein­dé­fi­nis­sa­bleres­pon­sa­ble

Vowel-Centered Syllables

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are not broken unless they are easily pronounceable as separate syllables.

Final Consonant

Syllables end with a consonant if no further vowel follows.

  • Nasal vowels do not affect syllable division.
  • The 'r' sound is part of the syllable it appears in.
  • Stress consistently falls on the final syllable in French.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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