English–Spanish

“accent” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/aˈθento/

Example

Tu acento suena muy natural.

Your accent sounds very natural.

Illustration for acento (accent)

How to say “accent” in Spanish

“Accent” in Spanish is acento.

Stress on a syllable.

Full entry for acento: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with acento

Escucho un acento andaluz en su pronunciación.

I hear an Andalusian accent in his pronunciation.

Tips for using acento

  • Acento commonly means syllable stress (acento prosódico) and also the written accent, and orthographic accents often change meaning, for example sí versus si.

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