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réfléchissants

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4 syllables
14 characters
French
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réfléchissants

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ré-flé-chis-sants

Pronunciation

/ʁe.fle.ʃi.sɑ̃/

Stress

0001

Morphemes

re- + fléch- + -issants

The word 'réfléchissants' is divided into four syllables (ré-flé-chis-sants) with stress on the final syllable. It consists of the prefix 're-', root 'fléch-', and suffix '-issants'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules, avoiding consonant cluster breaks.

Definitions

Adjective/Present Participle
  1. 1

    Thinking, reflecting, pondering.

    Reflecting, thinking

    “Les étudiants réfléchissants ont posé des questions pertinentes.”

    syn:pensifsméditatifs
    ant:distraitsinattentifs

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable, 'sants', which is typical in French.

Syllables

4
ré/ʁe/
flé/fle/
chi/ʃi/
sants/sɑ̃/

ré — Open syllable, vowel sound.. flé — Open syllable, vowel sound.. chi — Closed syllable, vowel sound followed by consonant.. sants — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.

Word Parts

pre

re-

Latin origin, meaning 'again, back'; aspectual prefix.

root

fléch-

From Latin *flectere* ('to bend, to think'); base of the verb.

suf

-issants

French suffix; present participle formation, derived from Latin *-antem*.

Similar Words

in­té­res­santdé­pas­santres­sen­tir

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.

Avoid Breaking Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless exceptionally difficult to pronounce.

  • The 're-' prefix is generally treated as a separate syllable.
  • The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʃ/.
  • The nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ in 'sants' requires specific articulation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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