How to pronounce “duro”

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

duroDOO-roh
Accent

Breakdown

Meaninghard
Syllablesdu · ro (2)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: DU.
IPA/ˈdu.ɾo/

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Example sentences

El pan está duro.The bread is hard.
Fue un día muy duro.It was a very hard day.

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