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inintelligibilité

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

8 syllables
17 characters
French
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “inintelligibilité” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

inintelligibilité

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-in-tel-li-gi-bi-li-té

Pronunciation

/ɛ̃.nɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒi.bi.li.te/

Stress

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Morphemes

in- + tellig- + -ibilité

The word 'inintelligibilité' is divided into eight syllables based on vowel sounds and French syllabification rules. It consists of the prefix 'in-', the root 'tellig-', and the suffix '-ibilité'. The primary stress falls on the final syllable '-té'. The word is a feminine noun meaning 'unintelligibility'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of being unintelligible; lack of clarity or comprehensibility.

    Unintelligibility

    “L'inintelligibilité de ses explications a frustré l'auditoire.”

    syn:incompréhensibilitéobscurité
    ant:intelligibilitéclarté

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-té'. A secondary stress may be present on the penultimate syllable '-gi-'.

Syllables

8
in/ɛ̃/
in/ɛ̃/
tel/tɛl/
li/li/
gi/ʒi/
bi/bi/
li/li/
té/te/

in — Open syllable, nasal vowel. The 'in' prefix is nasalized.. in — Open syllable, nasal vowel. Repetition of the nasal vowel sound.. tel — Closed syllable, containing the root vowel.. li — Open syllable, part of the root.. gi — Open syllable, containing a palatal consonant.. bi — Open syllable, part of the suffix.. li — Open syllable, part of the suffix.. té — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, containing the final vowel of the suffix.

Word Parts

pre

in-

Latin origin, negation prefix.

root

tellig-

From Latin *intellegere* (to understand).

suf

-ibilité

French suffix derived from Latin *-ibilitas*, forming abstract nouns.

Similar Words

im­pos­si­bi­li­téres­pon­sa­bi­li­tévi­si­bi­li­té

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained unless they can be naturally separated by a vowel sound.

Final Syllable Rule

The final syllable often contains the stress.

Prefix Rule

Prefixes are generally treated as separate syllables.

  • Nasal vowel pronunciation influences syllable boundaries.
  • The 'in-' prefix is pronounced as /ɛ̃/ due to the following nasal vowel.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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