{"id":3754,"date":"2021-01-09T02:58:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T02:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letraslaetas.com\/cuando-se-acentua-una-palabra-en-espanol\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T05:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T05:23:17","slug":"when-a-word-is-accented-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letraslaetas.com\/en\/when-a-word-is-accented-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"When is a word accentuated in Spanish?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In Spanish, unlike other languages, we have words with accents in different parts of the words, so it is sometimes difficult to know when a word is accented by means of a tilde. If it has happened to you that you do not know why on some occasions the same word may or may not have an accent, this post is for you; Here we will tell you about the general rules for accenting words in Spanish, as well as some special cases.<\/p>\r\n

Accentuation vs use of tilde<\/h2>\r\n

Before going into the matter, it is necessary to differentiate the concepts of accentuation and the use of tilde. In this entry, by tilde, we refer to the symbol placed above some vowels in Spanish; It consists of an oblique line that goes down from right to left (\u00b4). By accent, we mean the emphasis in the pronunciation of a syllable, or a specific part of the word. All words have an accent, but not all have a tilde.<\/p>\r\n

The tonic syllable<\/h2>\r\n

The tonic syllable is the part of the word where the accent falls. We classify words according to where they have the tonic syllable:<\/p>\r\n