50 Examples of Esdrujulism
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
Esdrujulism
The esdrujulism is a diction vice that consists of transforming into esdrújulas to certain words that are not esdrújulas but are grave or sharp. For example: sincere(instead of sincere).
The diction vices they consist of pronouncing certain words incorrectly. This alteration in pronunciation may imply a change in the position of a letter or a change in the stressed syllable. Within this last possibility is the vice of esdrujulism.
A particular situation with regard to esdrujulismos occurs when there is a collision of tonic paronyms. In this group are the pairs of words that are written the same but have different accentuation, and between which there is often no relationship whatsoever as to meaning.
These cases should not be considered esdrujulismos, since they are directly different words with different meanings. Nor is the use of a large number of words in a text esdrujulismo.
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Characteristics of esdrujulism
Examples of esdrujulismo
Below we list twenty examples of esdrujulismos and indicate the correct spelling in parentheses.
- beggar (for beggar)
- pass me (to pass me)
- sincere (for sincere)
- wash them (for lavalos)
- Bring to me (for bringing me)
- Racket (per racket)
- Shield (by shield)
- Get married (for getting married)
- Sponge (by sponge)
- Send him (by sending him)
- Broom (by broom)
- Funnel (per funnel)
- Flour (for flour)
- Ant (for ant)
- Palm tree (by palm tree)
- Station (by season)
- Savior (for Salvador)
- Baspheme (for blasphemous)
- Proficient (per expert)
- Banking (by bank)
Examples of esdrújulas (correct) words
Baritone | Invalid | Fast |
Basic | Limpid | Sandalwood |
Biped | Lipid | Seventh |
Bulgarian | Livid | Entourage |
Quaker | Maximum | Synod |
Decrepit | Appalling | Telephone |
Ethical | Petal | Torrid |
Success | Plastic | Vandal |
Fetid | Practical | Vertigo |
Gravid | Pristine | Plinth |