How to pronounce “elefante”

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

elefanteeh-leh-FAHN-teh
Accent

Breakdown

Meaningelephant
Syllablese · le · fan · te (4)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: FAN.
IPA/e.le.ˈfan.te/

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Example sentences

El elefante es enorme.The elephant is huge.
Los elefantes tienen buena memoria.Elephants have a good memory.

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