How to pronounce “siglo”

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

sigloSEE-gloh

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Breakdown

Meaning	century
Syllables	si · glo (2)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: SI.
IPA	/ˈsi.ɡlo/

Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

Vivimos en el siglo veintiuno.We live in the twenty-first century.

La iglesia es del siglo dieciséis.The church is from the sixteenth century.