In Spanish there are many words that sound the same or are written in a similar manner, which can be confusing for learners. There are also many words that are similar to familiar English words but actually have a different meaning. Master the use of these false friends and confusing word pairs with Lingolia’s quick and easy examples then put your knowledge to the test in the exercises.
An accent is sometimes placed on words that would not normally have an accent. We do this to distinguish them from words that are written the same but have a different meaning. This is known as a tilde diacrítica.
Example:
Solo me dirán que sísi les conviene.They will only say yes if I convince them.
