How to pronounce “España”

Hear how “España (country in Europe)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

Españaehs-PAH-nyah
Accent

Breakdown

Meaningcountry in Europe
Syllableses · pa · ña (3)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: PA.
IPA/es.ˈpa.ɲa/

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Example sentences

España está en la península ibérica.Spain is on the Iberian Peninsula.
Estudié español en España.I studied Spanish in Spain.

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