Which Accent Is Missing from These Spanish Words?

By: J.P. Naomi
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Which Accent Is Missing from These Spanish Words?
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About This Quiz

Exactly how well did you pay attention in your high school Spanish class? Were you more concerned with choosing the best Spanish name, or gazing across the room at the captain of the football team? Or were you actually learning the importance of properly placed accents? We're about to find out!

This quiz will quickly reveal that one accent can make all the difference in the meaning of a word. For instance, did you know that the word "qué” means “what?” But takeaway the accent mark and the word “que” simply means “that”! Most people think that “mas” means “more” but it actually means “but”! Mas with the accent, as in más, means “more”! Talk about attention to detail - forgetting or misplacing just one accent could change the whole meaning of a sentence! Here’s another example worth noting: do you know the difference between “mi” and “mí”? Mi is “my” and mí is “me”! Oh me, oh my, you better get these right!

So let’s see how well you do. It’s time to take the ultimate Spanish language spelling challenge. Are you master enough of the language to detect the correct accents on these words? The tildes and accents await you! On your “mark,” get set, vamonos!  

Which of the following has the correct accent?
Espanól
Español
The eñe became part of the Spanish alphabet in the 18th century when it was first formally defined. It is considered a letter in its own right and has its own place in the Spanish alphabet!
Espánol
Éspanol

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Mananá
Mañana
Mañana is the spanish word for tomorrow and the near future. It is used in its feminine form to express the morning, and its masculine form to express the near future!
Mánana
Manaña

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Suenó
Suéno
Súeno
Sueño
In Spanish, the word sueño has several meanings. These include: sleep, sleepiness and dream! The etymology of the word comes from the Latin somnium meaning dream, and somnus meaning sleep.

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Reunión
Reunión is the Spanish word for meeting. It is synonymous with the Spanish words conferencia and mitin.
Réunion
Reuñion
Reuníon

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Cuantós
Cuañtos
Cuántos
Cuántos is the masculine plural of the adjective cuánto, meaning "how many" in Spanish. Cuántos años tienes? (How many years do you have?) Meaning, how old are you?
Cúantos

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Arból
Árbol
The Spanish word árbol comes from the Latin arbor or arborem and means tree! It is also considered a "large woody plant." The plural form of the word is árboles.
ArboÍ
Arbol

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Menú
The Spanish word menú is borrowed from the French menu! It is a list of foods to be served at a meal such as in a restaurant. The plural is menús.
Ménu
Meñu
Menu

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Carínoso
Carinosó
Cárinoso
Cariñoso
Oh cariñoso! So loving and kind! So tender and affectionate! This is the meaning of the cariñoso, but be sure to change to cariñosa when describing a female!

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Señorita
Señorita is the Spanish word used to address a young woman. It is abbreviated Srta. and is similar to the English title "Miss."
Senoritá
Sénorita
Senoríta

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Camará
Camára
Cámara
From Old Spanish, the word cámara is a variant of the word camera. It can also be used as the word for room, chamber, legislature and inner tube!
Camara

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Clasicó
Clásico
The Spanish word Clásico literally means, "the Classic one." As a proper noun, El Clásico refers to any soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid!
CÍasico
Clasíco

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Senál
Sénal
Señal
Señal is the Spanish word for sign, landmark, signal, reminder or representation. It comes from the Latin signum and is pluralized as señales.
SenaÍ

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Páno
Pano
Panó
Paño
The etymology of paño comes from the Latin pannus meaning "piece of cloth." Used in a sentence, "pasarle un paño a los muebles,"meaning "wipe the furniture with a cloth.​"

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Estomágo
Éstomago
Estómago
Estómago is the Spanish word for stomach. It is quite similar to its root in Ancient Greek "stómakhos" and Latin "stomachus."
Estomagó

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Rapidó
Rápido
Rápido means quickly. If you are in a rush in a Spanish-speaking country, you might suggest to the taxi driver, "Mas rápido por favor!"
Rapído
Rapido

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Avíon
Avioñ
Avión
El avión llega a las tres. The plane arrives at 3 o'clock. This word comes from the French avion and its plural form is aviones.
Ávion

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Teléfono
If you're out at the club and someone asks you, "¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?" they are asking for your telephone number. Use your best judgment.
TeÍefono
Telefoño
Telefonó

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Éspana
Espána
España
España is the Spanish word for Spain. It comes from the word Espanna in the Old Spanish language, meaning "Iberian Peninsula."
Espaná

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Pinatá
Pináta
Piñata
Piñata in Spanish is the same word as in English. It is a doll filled with candy that gets hit with a hammer or stick during a party. Once the candy falls out, everyone runs to claim some.
Pínata

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Bañó
Báno
Baño
Baño is the Spanish word for bath, bathroom or toilet. It comes from Old Spanish and Latin balneum meaning "bath." Its plural form is baños.
Banó

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Compañero
To have many compañeros is a blessing. These are comrades​, friends, buddies, colleagues and companions! Many Spanish-speaking countries use this word to refer to someone of an equal status.
Companeró
Cómpanero
Compánero

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Móntana
Montána
Montaña
Montaña is the Spanish word for mountain. If the region is mountainous, you would use the word montañoso to describe it!
Montaná

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Quíen
Qúien
Quieñ
Quién
¿Quién enseña la clase? Who teaches the class? The word quién is also used for the words whom and whose (when "de" precedes it!).

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Cínturon
Cinturón
Make sure to always wear your cinturón de seguridad! That's your seat belt! It is synonymous with the word correa.
Cintúron
Cintüron

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Ninó
Níno
Niño
Niño is simply the Spanish word for a male. It comes from the word Santo Niño, meaning the Child Jesus.
Ñino

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Rebaño
Aquél rebaño tiene 30 cabras. That herd has 30 goats. Rebaño is the Spanish word for herd - which you'd find lots of in Spain!
Rébano
Rebáno
Rebanó

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Áno
Anó
Año
Año is the Spanish term for year. It can also refer to age as in, "Tengo veinte años" meaning, I'm 20 years old.
Ano

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Ádemas
Adémas
Ademas
Además
When you really want to make a point, you should use the word además. Its meaning is in addition, moreover and furthermore.

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Dáno
Danó
Daño
"No creo que haga daño a nadie." I don't think it's bothering anyone. Daño is translated to damage in English. It is related to the term dañar, meaning to damage.
Dano

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Pór que
Por qué
Por qué? For what reason? Why? Used in a sentence: ¿Por qué dejó su empleo anterior? Why did you leave your last job?
Por qúe
Por qüe

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Mígrana
Migrána
Migraña
The English translation of migraña is just what it sounds like, a migraine! It comes from the Latin word hemicranĭa, which is very similar to its Ancient Greek root, hēmikranía.
Migraná

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Áccion
Acción
Acción is the Spanish word for action. It can be used to describe a variety of action: fast-paced activity, combat, legal action/lawsuit and simply as the act of getting something done.
Accíon
Accioñ

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Señor
Similar to señorita, señor is the Spanish version of the English title Mr. When it is used as a proper noun as El Señor, the meaning changes to The Lord!
Senór
Sénor
Senor

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Ácompanar
Acompañar
Acompañar is the verb form of to accompany. Other variations of the word include acompañamiento, meaning accompaniment, and acompañante, meaning accompanying.
Acompanár
Acómpanar

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Which of the following has the correct accent?
Ádios
Adíos
Adios
Adiós
¡Adiós! Goodbye! Farewell! This word literally translates from Spanish as A "to, with" Dios "God" - To or With God. It is similar in Latin: Ad "to" and Deus "God."

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