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involontairement

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

6 syllables
16 characters
French
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6syllables

involontairement

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-vo-lon-tai-re-ment

Pronunciation

/ɛ̃.vɔ.lɔ̃.ta.ʁə.mɑ̃/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

in- + volont- + -airement

The word 'involontairement' is divided into six syllables: in-vo-lon-tai-re-ment. It is formed from the prefix 'in-', the root 'volont-', and the suffix '-airement'. Stress falls on the final syllable '-ment'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules, avoiding stranded consonants.

Definitions

adverb
  1. 1

    Involuntarily

    Involuntarily

    “Il a agi involontairement.”

    “Elle a souri involontairement.”

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-ment', which is the primary stressed syllable.

Syllables

6
in/ɛ̃/
vo/vɔ/
lon/lɔ̃/
tai/ta/
re/ʁə/
ment/mɑ̃/

in — Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.. vo — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. lon — Closed syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.. tai — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. re — Open syllable, schwa nucleus.. ment — Closed syllable, nasal vowel nucleus, stressed syllable.

Vowel-based Syllabification

French syllables are generally built around vowel sounds. Each vowel (or nasal vowel) typically forms a syllable nucleus.

Avoid Stranded Consonants

Consonants are generally assigned to the syllable that follows them, unless they can form a syllable onset with a following vowel.

  • The '-ment' suffix consistently receives stress in French adverbs.
  • Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation may exist, but do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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