Accent stress

Tildes/ written accents

  • á, é, í, ó, ú

  • indicate which syllable of the word should be stressed, or emphasised

  • separate words which would otherwise be spelled identically

  • signify questions

Stress rules

  • If written accent exists, it is stressed. propósito
  • word ending with vowel, s or n - peunultimate syllable
  • other consonants - final syllable