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radiotéléphone

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6 syllables
14 characters
French
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6syllables

radiotéléphone

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ra-dio-té-lé-pho-ne

Pronunciation

/ʁa.djo.te.le.fɔn/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

radio- + phone + télé-

The word 'radiotéléphone' is divided into six syllables based on vowel sounds and French syllabification rules. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's a compound noun formed from 'radio-', 'télé-', and 'phone', with a Latin and Greek etymology. Syllabification is consistent with similar words like 'télévision' and 'microphone'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A device combining radio and telephone communication; a radiophone.

    Radiotelephone

    “Le pilote utilisait un radiotéléphone pour communiquer avec la tour de contrôle.”

    syn:radiophonetéléphone sans fil

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-ne' in French. Syllables 'pho' and 'ne' receive primary stress.

Syllables

6
ra/ʁa/
dio/djo/
té/te/
lé/le/
pho/fɔ/
ne/n/

ra — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Initial syllable.. dio — Open syllable, containing a consonant and a diphthong. Follows the 'r' sound.. té — Open syllable, containing a consonant and a vowel. Starts the 'télé' prefix.. lé — Open syllable, containing a consonant and a vowel. Continues the 'télé' prefix.. pho — Open syllable, containing a consonant and a vowel. Starts the 'phone' root.. ne — Closed syllable, containing a consonant and a vowel. Completes the 'phone' root.

Word Parts

pre

radio-

From Latin 'radius' meaning 'ray'. Indicates use of radio waves.

root

phone

From Greek 'phōnē' meaning 'sound' or 'voice'. Relates to sound transmission.

suf

télé-

From Greek 'tēle' meaning 'far'. Indicates distance or remote operation.

Similar Words

té­lé­vi­sionmi­cro­pho­nesa­xo­pho­ne

Vowel-based division

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, creating open syllables where possible.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are complex and difficult to pronounce.

Final Syllable Stress

Stress typically falls on the final syllable in French.

  • The 'télé' portion can sometimes be pronounced with a reduced vowel sound, but this doesn't affect the syllabification based on the written form.
  • Elision of the 'e' in 'téléphone' is possible in connected speech, but is not considered in the written syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/14/2025

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