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respectabilité

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

6 syllables
14 characters
French
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “respectabilité” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

respecttabilité

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

re-spect-ta-bi-li-té

Pronunciation

/ʁɛ.spɛk.ta.bi.li.te/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

re- + spect- + -abilité

The word 'respectabilité' is divided into six syllables: re-spect-ta-bi-li-té. It is a noun derived from Latin roots, with the primary stress on the penultimate syllable. The syllabification follows standard French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of being respectable; the condition of being worthy of respect.

    Respectability

    “Elle a toujours vécu avec respectabilité.”

    “La respectabilité de cette famille est bien établie.”

    syn:décencehonnêtetéprobité
    ant:indécencemanque de respect

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('bi-'). This is typical for French words ending in '-ité'.

Syllables

6
re/ʁə/
spect/spɛk/
ta/ta/
bi/bi/
li/li/
té/te/

re — Open syllable, containing the prefix. Unstressed.. spect — Closed syllable, containing the root. Unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, part of the root. Unstressed.. bi — Open syllable, part of the suffix. Primary stressed syllable.. li — Open syllable, part of the suffix. Unstressed.. té — Open syllable, containing the suffix. Unstressed, often reduced to /tə/ or elided.

Word Parts

pre

re-

Latin origin, intensifier/reversal

root

spect-

Latin origin (*spectare*), meaning 'to look at'

suf

-abilité

French, from Latin *-abilitas*, nominalization suffix

Similar Words

po­ssi­bi­li­tévi­si­bi­li­téac­cès­si­bi­li­té

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless easily separable.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in -ité are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Vowel Groupings

Vowel groupings are typically treated as a single syllable.

  • The final '-té' can be pronounced as a schwa /tə/ or elided in rapid speech.
  • The 'ct' cluster is treated as a single unit within a syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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