The accent in Romanian affects the pronunciation intensity of a syllable, which can alter the word's meaning. While most nouns have a stable accent and maintain the dictionary form, verbs often have a mobile accent, showing flexibility in pronunciation. In DOOM3, some words that previously had two accentual forms now have a recommended singular accentuation to consolidate meaning .

In Romanian, the letter 'i' can function as a vowel or a semivowel. At the end of a word after a consonant, 'i' is sometimes not a vowel, being termed 'șoptit' (whispered). In certain word-final positions, groups ending in 'ci', 'gi', 'chi', or 'ghi' represent a singular consonant sound .

Semivowels in Romanian resemble vowels but do not form syllables alone. Instead, they typically integrate into diphthongs or trifthongs by pairing with vowels. This allows semivowels to participate in forming compound sounds, typically preceding or following a primary vowel within a syllable .

In Romanian orthography, the hyphen marks the pronunciation together of two words, sometimes indicating the elision of sounds at the end of one word or the beginning of another. It can help create diphthongs or trifthongs highlight shifts in syllabification for clarity in pronunciation .

The sounds in the Romanian language are categorized into vowels, consonants, and semivowels. Vowels (a, ă, î, e, i, o, u) can form a single syllable. Consonants (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, x, z, č, ğ, k, g) cannot form a syllable on their own. Semivowels (ĕ, i, o, ů) resemble vowels but also cannot form a syllable by themselves .

Non-native speakers might struggle with Romanian accentuation due to its lack of fixed stress patterns, where the accent can fall on various syllables based on word type. They may face challenges with understanding context-related accent shifts, particularly with verbs, and differentiating nuanced meanings impacted by these shifts .

In Romanian, a single consonant between vowels moves to the following syllable. Two consonants split between syllables unless the second is 'l' or 'r', in which case they join the preceding vowel. Groups of three or more consonants separate after the first unless they form specific clusters like 'lpt', which split after the second consonant. These rules reflect how syllables are built and stress patterns in the language .

A diphthong in Romanian consists of two sounds, with one being a semivowel. It can be ascending (semivowel + vowel) or descending (vowel + semivowel). For instance, some personal pronouns and forms of the verb 'a fi' are pronounced with the diphthong 'ie' (e.g., iel, iei). Trifthongs involve a vowel and two semivowels, as in 'ieŭ' .

DOOM3 standardizes the accentuation of some Romanian words by recommending a single form where two existed before. This is significant as it aims to reduce ambiguity and streamline pronunciation, allowing speakers to have clearer guidelines for word stress, vital for accurate communication and preserving meaning distinctions .

In Romanian, hiatal formations occur when two adjacent vowels belong to separate syllables—often leading to a more distinct pronunciation separation. For instance, when two vowels follow one another, they are typically separated into different syllables, requiring clear articulation in speech. This affects how smoothly the language flows and can influence intonation patterns .