Spanish Conversation · Level 35
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Spanish word
tilde
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtilde/
Meaning
- feminine nounaccent mark
Example
¿Dónde va la tilde en esta palabra?
Where does the accent mark go in this word?
More examples
La tilde cambia la pronunciación de la palabra.
The accent mark changes the pronunciation of the word.
Core concept
Small diacritic above a vowel showing which syllable is stressed.
Common phrases
poner la tilde
place the accent mark
llevar tilde
have an accent mark
quitar la tilde
remove the accent mark
Similar words
acento ortográfico: Spelling accent used in orthography to signal stress according to rules.
acento: Acoustic prominence on a syllable that makes it sound stronger in speech.
Definition in Spanish
Signo gráfico que indica el acento ortográfico en una vocal; en ciertos contextos también se denomina tilde a la virgulilla de la ñ.
Word origin
The Spanish tilde comes from Latin titulus via a medieval scribal abbreviation that became the sign marking stressed vowels and later the tilde on ñ.
Usage tips
- Omitting the tilde when typing is common and can change meaning, for example si 'if' versus sí 'yes' and papa 'potato' versus papá 'father'.
Other meanings
- tildenoun
Related words
- tildaradd an accent markverb
- tildadoaccentedadjective