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psychothérapies

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

5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

psychorapies

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

psy-cho-té-ra-pies

Pronunciation

/psi.kɔ.te.ʁa.pi/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

psycho- + thérape- + -ies

The word 'psychothérapies' is divided into five syllables: psy-cho-té-ra-pies. It consists of a Greek-derived prefix 'psycho-', a root 'thérape-', and a French suffix '-ies'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules, with the initial 'psy' cluster treated as a single onset.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Treatments for mental health issues; psychotherapy sessions.

    Psychotherapies

    Elle suit des psychothérapies pour surmonter son traumatisme.

    Les psychothérapies peuvent être très efficaces pour traiter l'anxiété.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-pies'.

Syllables

5
psy/psi/
cho/kɔ/
/te/
ra/ʁa/
pies/pi/

psy Onset cluster followed by a nucleus. Initial consonant cluster.. cho Simple onset-nucleus syllable.. Simple onset-nucleus syllable.. ra Simple onset-nucleus syllable.. pies Onset-nucleus syllable, stressed syllable.

Vowel-based Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Onset-Nucleus-Coda

French syllables generally follow an O-N-C structure, though codas are often limited to single consonants.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Initial consonant clusters, especially those of Greek origin, are often treated as a single onset.

  • The 'th' digraph is pronounced as /t/ in French.
  • Initial consonant clusters like 'psy' are common exceptions to the rule of avoiding consonant clusters at the beginning of syllables.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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