How to pronounce “tonto”

Hear how “tonto (silly / dumb)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

tontoTOHN-toh

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Breakdown

Meaning	silly / dumb
Syllables	ton · to (2)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: TON.
IPA	/ˈton.to/

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

No seas tonto.Don't be silly.

Fue una pregunta tonta.It was a dumb question.