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How to Say "paroxytone" in Spanish

The Spanish word forparoxytoneis graveC2 level.

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grave

adjectiveC2technical
technical term for second-to-last syllable stress
A storybook illustration showing three simple colored blocks in a row. The middle block, representing the penultimate syllable, is noticeably larger and highlighted.

Examples

Las palabras graves que terminan en vocal no llevan tilde.

Words stressed on the second-to-last syllable that end in a vowel do not take a written accent mark.

Stress Rule

The 'grave' rule is the standard rule for most Spanish words. If the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's', the natural stress falls on the second-to-last syllable, and no written accent is needed (e.g., casa, examen).

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