Author:
Laura McKinney
Date Of Creation:
9 August 2021
Update Date:
9 May 2024
Content
The plain words (or grave words) are those in which the stressed syllable is the penultimate. For example: facil, sapo.
How are they accentuated?
Grave words carry an accent when they do not end in N, S or a vowel. For example: sugar (it has a tilde because it ends in R), knows (does not have an accent because it ends in a vowel)
Exceptions
- Hiatus. Since the union of a strong vowel (a, e, o) with a weak vowel (i, u) tonic determines the presence of a hiatus, Certain words have an accent in the penultimate syllable, even though they are words ending in N, S or vowel. For example: advocacy.
- Tilde diacritical. Plain words that have two possible functions in the sentence, since in these the tilde is a diacritical element that allows distinguishing the function and even when they end in N, S or vowel, tilde is placed. For example: when when.
- Words ending in consonant + S. In that case, a tilde is placed. For example: totems.
In Spanish, depending on where the emphasis is placed on pronunciation, words are divided into four groups:
- Sharp words. The stressed syllable is the last. For example: tvsor.
- Plain words (or serious). The tonic syllable is the penultimate. For example: aleyelledto.
- Words esdrújulas. The tonic syllable is the penultimate. For example: teayouphone.
- Words sobreesdrújulas. The stressed syllable is the third-to-last, or fourth starting from the end. For example: effecyouvaly.
Examples of plain words
abstraído | distractionído | ñanduoit is |
acenyouace | foldlaughto | nectar |
acogíto | docil | Néstor |
acyouand | dolar | watchlaughto |
aeróbic | Dominguez | ónix |
yearneitherto | dormeto | orografyto |
ágil | duoor | Youcar |
Augneitherto | ecologíto | Pérez |
to theboom | egoísta | podium |
reachcto | elegíto | podríto |
aleyelledto | ANDliace | poeyesto |
hautelaughto | emergíto | copcto |
A.MPub | incto | poliéster |
analogíto | encogíto | Pomez |
angel | Jangíto | putgo |
antologíto | enologíto | powant |
Apollogíto | Inlaughquez | bytáuseful |
apopleheeto | sendlaughto | posterter |
arbowl | Éric | prefelaughto |
arkísmo | it istearil | procer |
acepid | studylaughto | protegíto |
carmóvile | éter | psychologíto |
tozúcar | etymologíto | puber |
Baez | exigíto | pugil |
bahito | Explainlaughto | raíces |
barahungives | facil | Ramerez |
Beneithercomplexion | fascismo | I receivedlaughto |
biceps | Faithlix | recogíto |
biologíto | faithmur | record |
biter | filmlaughto | revista |
I brécabbage | sharpfyto | regíto |
goodker | finishgíto | reíto |
bursatuseful | flooor | I repeatedlaughto |
poopyouto | forceps | resultlaughto |
ACgivessee | it wasRon | resurfacedgíto |
ACdiz | Fragil | revolsee |
ACliz | footballbowl | rima |
camera oflaughto | ganzúto | laughor |
dogcer | geologíto | Rodríguez |
ACracter | gomez | roselito |
cardez | recordlaughto | rugíto |
cartel | craneto | Saintchez |
ACteater | Gutierrez | saintgaveto |
primeslaughto | skilled | I knowísmo |
ECnit | willíto | I knowlaughto |
See also:
- Plain words without accent
- Grave words with hiatus