Spanish words are classified into 4 categories, aguda,
grave, esdrújula and sobresdrújula, depending on where
the words are stressed.
A written accent
indicates where a word is stressed;
however, not all words have the written accent. Therefore, the following rules
will be helpful.
AGUDA
Agudas
are
stressed in the last syllable. All words that do not
have a written accent and end in a
consonant other n or s, the stress is on the last syllable.
EXAMPLES:
|
azul/
blue
|
avestruz/ ostrich
|
Agudas are
graphically accentuated only if the words DO
end in n, s or a vowel.
EXAMPLES:
|
ratón/
mouse
|
interés/
interest
|
acné/
acne
|
GRAVE
Graves
are
stressed in the second to the last (penultimate)
syllable. All words that do NOT have a written accent and end
in n, s
or a vowel,
the stress is on the penultimate syllable.
EXAMPLES:
Graves are
graphically accentuated only if the words do NOT end in n, s or a vowels.
Note that graves have opposite rules to agudas.
EXAMPLES:
|
difícil/ difficult
|
ESDRÚJULA
Esdrújulas are stressed in the
third from last (antepenultimate) syllable.
They are always graphically
accentuated.
EXAMPLES:
|
América/
America
|
SOBRESDRÚJULA
Sobresdrújulas are stressed in the
fourth, fifth, sixth, etc. from last
syllable. They are always
graphically accentuated. Generally, sobresdrújulas
are adverbs, which end in mente.
EXAMPLES:
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