How to pronounce “Cozumel”

Hear how “Cozumel (Mexican Caribbean island)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

Cozumelkoh-soo-MEHL (Latin America) · koh-thoo-MEHL (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	Mexican Caribbean island
Syllables	co · zu · mel (3)
Stress	Words ending in a consonant other than n or s stress the last syllable: MEL.
IPA (Latin America)	/ko.su.ˈmel/
IPA (Spain)	/ko.θu.ˈmel/

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.

Cozumel es una isla en el Caribe mexicano.Cozumel is an island in the Mexican Caribbean.

Buceamos en Cozumel.We went diving in Cozumel.