suprasegmental

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   pertaining to a feature of speech that extends over more than a single speech sound

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Questions about suprasegmental

What does suprasegmental mean?

suprasegmental means "pertaining to a feature of speech that extends over more than a single speech sound".

How many syllables are in suprasegmental?

suprasegmental has 5 syllables: su-pra-seg-men-tal. The stress falls on "seg".

Is suprasegmental a common word?

suprasegmental is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.