How to pronounce “paz”

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

pazPAHS (Latin America) · PAHTH (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	peace
Syllables	paz (1)
Stress	One syllable, so there is nothing to choose.
IPA (Latin America)	/ˈpas/
IPA (Spain)	/ˈpaθ/

z 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.

Queremos vivir en paz.We want to live in peace.

Déjame en paz.Leave me alone.