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laissés-pour-compte

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5 syllables
19 characters
French
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5syllables

laisséspourcompte

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

lai-ssés-pour-com-pte

Pronunciation

/lɛ.se.puʁ.kɔ̃t/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

compte + laissés-pour

The word 'laissés-pour-compte' is divided into five syllables based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's a compound adjective derived from 'laisser' and 'compte', meaning 'left behind' or 'disregarded'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Abandoned, left behind, disregarded, out of luck.

    Left-for-account

    “Les enfants laissés-pour-compte par la société.”

    syn:abandonnénégligédélaissé
    ant:choyéprivilégié

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-compte' as is typical in French.

Syllables

5
lai/lɛ/
ssés/se/
pour/puʁ/
com/kɔ̃/
pte/pt/

lai — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ssés — Consonant cluster followed by vowel.. pour — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. com — Nasal vowel followed by consonant.. pte — Consonant cluster followed by schwa.

Word Parts

root

compte

From Latin *computare* (to calculate, reckon).

suf

laissés-pour

Past participle of 'laisser' and preposition 'pour' forming a compound modifier.

Similar Words

dé­pas­sésin­té­res­séspas­sés­par­tout

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are typically divided before vowels.

Consonant Cluster Division

Consonant clusters are divided to avoid creating complex onsets or codas, prioritizing pronounceability.

Nasal Vowel Boundary

Nasal vowels often mark syllable boundaries.

  • Potential for liaison between 'pour' and 'compte'. The 't' in 'compte' is often silent but affects syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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