The Letter 'S' in Spanish
'S' is the twentieth letter in Spanish alphabet and it represents a consonant sound.
Uppercase form | S |
|---|---|
Lowercase form | s |
Letter name | ese |
Phonemes | /s/ |
How to Pronounce the Letter 'S'
The letter 's' represents the sound /s/, which is much like the English 's' in words like "sand." It can come at the beginning, middle, or end of words and its pronunciation does not vary based on position or surrounding sounds. Here are some examples:
sol → /sol/
sun
silla → /siʝa/
chair
casa → /kasa/
house
mismo → /mismo/
same
más → /mas/
more
Initial Consonant Cluster
Unlike English, Spanish does not allow consonant clusters beginning with 's' at the beginning of native words; rather, a vowel is usually used before 's'. For example:
estado → /estaðo/
state
escuela → /eskwela/
school
The Letter 'S' as the Plural Marker
In Spanish, the letter 's' is added to the end of both nouns and adjectives to mark them as plural:
gato → gatos
cat → cats
gato pequeño → gatos pequeños
small cat → small cats
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