All Spanish words have at least one stress. This may be signalled through pronunciation in several different ways, including increased vowel length, increased loudness, or a change in pitch. The basics of word stress in SpanishĪ stressed syllable can be broadly defined as a syllable that is given greater emphasis, relative to the other syllables around it. The first is to separate words which would otherwise be spelled identically, the second is to signify questions, while the third (and perhaps most important) function is to help indicate which syllable of the word should be stressed, or emphasised, when spoken aloud. Written accents have three main functions within the language. They can only ever appear over the five vowel letters (á, é, í, ó, ú), meaning you will never see a Spanish word with an accent mark over a consonant. Try our plans Spanish accent marks explained What is a written accent?Īccents, sometimes known as ’tildes’, appear at the top of certain letters in Spanish, and are written as a short diagonal line, from the top right to the bottom left.
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