How to pronounce “cuento”

Hear how “cuento (short story / tale)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

cuentoKWEHN-toh

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Breakdown

Meaning	short story / tale
Syllables	cuen · to (2)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: CUEN.
IPA	/ˈkwen.to/

Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

Mi abuela me lee un cuento.My grandmother reads me a story.

Es un cuento para niños.It's a children's story.