How to pronounce “encender”

Hear how “encender (to turn on / to light)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

encenderehn-sehn-DEHR (Latin America) · ehn-thehn-DEHR (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	to turn on / to light
Syllables	en · cen · der (3)
Stress	Words ending in a consonant other than n or s stress the last syllable: DER.
IPA (Latin America)	/en.sen.ˈdeɾ/
IPA (Spain)	/en.θen.ˈdeɾ/

The single r is a quick tap, like the "tt" in American English "butter". Don't use an English r.
c before e or i 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.

Enciende la luz, por favor.Turn on the light, please.

¿Puedes encender la televisión?Can you turn on the TV?