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Syllabication
Rules for separating Spanish words into syllables for easier pronunciation
| Spanish Word | Syllables | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| casa | ca-sa | Split between consonant and vowel. |
| amigo | a-mi-go | Split between vowels and consonants. |
| escuela | es-cue-la | Split between consonant and vowel, and treat “ue” as a diphthong. |
| familia | fa-mi-lia | Split between consonant and vowel, and treat “ia” as a diphthong. |
| perro | pe-rro | Split between consonant and vowel, and treat “rr” as a single consonant. |
| gato | ga-to | Split between consonant and vowel. |
| ventana | ven-ta-na | Split between to consonants, and a consonant and vowel. |
| coche | co-che | Split between consonant and vowel, and treat “ch” as a single consonant. |
| libro | li-bro | Split between consonant and vowel. |
| mesa | me-sa | Split between consonant and vowel. |
| zapato | za-pa-to | Split between consonant and vowel. |
| reloj | re-loj | Split between consonant and vowel. |
| calle | ca-lle | Split between consonant and vowel, and treat “ll” as a single consonant. |
| niño | ni-ño | Split between consonant and vowel, and treat “ñ” as a single consonant. |
| playa | pla-ya | Split between consonant and vowel. |
| montaña | mon-ta-ña | Split between consonant and vowel, and treat “ñ” as a single consonant. |
| agua | a-gua | Split between consonant and vowel, and treat “ua” as a diphthong. |
| huevo | hue-vo | Split between consonant and vowel, and treat “ue” as a diphthong. |
| cielo | cie-lo | Split between consonant and vowel, and treat “ie” as a diphthong. |
| jardín | jar-dín | Split between two consonants. |
| estrella | es-tre-lla | Split between consonant and vowel, and treat “ll” as a single consonant. |
| murciélago | mur-cié-la-go | Split between two consonants, consonan, treat “ié” as a diphthong, split between consonants and vowels.. |
| neoyorquino | ne-o-yor-qui-no | Split between vowels and consonants; "eo" are treated as separate syllables. |
| habitación | ha-bi-ta-ción | Split between consonant and vowel, and treat “ción” as a single syllable ending with a stressed vowel sound. |
| creeremos | cre-e-re-mos | Split between vowels and consonants; "ee" is treated as two separate vowel sounds. |
| acción | ac-cíón | Split between two consonants, with final syllable governed by the accented ió diphthong |