How to pronounce “cabeza”

Hear how “cabeza (head)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

cabezakah-BEH-sah (Latin America) · kah-BEH-thah (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	head
Syllables	ca · be · za (3)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: BE.
IPA (Latin America)	/ka.ˈbe.sa/
IPA (Spain)	/ka.ˈbe.θa/

z sounds like s in Latin America and like the "th" in "think" in most of Spain.
Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

Me duele la cabeza.I have a headache.

Mueve la cabeza.Move your head.