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surenchérissons

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

surenchérissons

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

su-ren-ché-ri-ssons

Pronunciation

/sy.ʁɑ̃.ʃe.ʁi.sɔ̃/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

sur- + enchérir + -issons

The word 'surenchérissons' is syllabified as su-ren-ché-ri-ssons, with stress on 'chéri'. It's a verb formed from the prefix 'sur-', the root 'enchérir', and the suffix '-issons'. Syllable division follows vowel-initial and consonant cluster rules, avoiding single-consonant onsets.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To overbid, to outdo, to escalate.

    We overbid / We outdo.

    Nous surenchérissons sur les prix pour gagner l'appel d'offres.

    Ils surenchérissent en critiques, mais nous ne nous laisserons pas faire.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'chéri'.

Syllables

5
su/sy/
ren/ʁɑ̃/
ché/ʃe/
ri/ʁi/
ssons/sɔ̃/

su Open syllable, onset 's', nucleus 'u'.. ren Open syllable, onset 'ʁ', nucleus 'ɑ̃' (nasal vowel).. ché Closed syllable, onset 'ʃ', nucleus 'e'.. ri Closed syllable, onset 'ʁ', nucleus 'i'.. ssons Closed syllable, onset 's', nucleus 'ɔ̃' (nasal vowel).

Vowel-initial Syllable

Syllables beginning with a vowel are separated.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are easily separable based on sonority.

Avoid Single-Consonant Onset

French avoids leaving a single consonant as the onset of a syllable when possible.

  • The consonant cluster 'chr' is treated as a single unit.
  • Nasal vowels 'ɑ̃' and 'ɔ̃' are treated as single nuclei.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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