50 Examples of Hiatuses and Diphthongs in Spanish

Hiatuses and Diphthongs in Spanish

The diphthong it is the union of two vowels in the same word, forming a joint sound in the same syllable. For example: pEU - from.

The hiatus It is the opposite phenomenon: the breaking of a diphthong due to the intervention of a specific accent of the language or the presence of two vowel sounds that do not articulate with each other. For example: cto – and.

Both the hiatus and the diphthong vary according to the language (and even the dialect variant) and there are some in which they do not these phenomena occur (such as Turkish or classical Nahuatl), although most have their list of diphthongs specific.

It is important to mention that when the letter H is between two vowels, it does not interfere with the formation of hiatuses or diphthongs. In the case of hiatuses, the word will be divided in the same way and the H will always remain attached to the second vowel. For example: al - cor – hol.

There are three types of diphthong:

There are three types of hiatus:

Examples of diphthongs

1. Paisaje (decreasing)
2. Peine (decreasing)
3. Cambio (growing)
4. CEUva (growing)
5. Guardar (increasing)
6. Triunfo (homogeneous)
7. Baile (decreasing)
8. Cumbia (growing)
9. Cielo (growing)
10. AbEUthe (growing)
11. Miopía (crescent)
12. PEUrro (growing)
13. CEUllo (growing)
14. Pauta (decreasing)
15. Flauta (decreasing)
16. VEUthe (growing)
17. CI heardma (decreasing)
18. PrEUba (growing)
19. Caiman (decreasing)
20. Reina (decreasing)
21. MEUrte (growing)
22. Ruinas (homogeneous)
23. Ciudad (homogeneous)
24. Cuigiven (homogeneous)
25. Laurel (decreasing)

Examples of hiatuses

1. Caerse (simple)
2. Coertion (simple)
3. Lealtad (simple)
4. Lorble (simple)
5. Cooperar (of repetition)
6. Chiita (of repetition)
7. Saeta (simple)
8. Teologal (simple)
9. Melodía (accentual)
10. Leer (of repetition)
11. Frio (accentual)
12. satíamos (accentual)
13. Lie (accentual)
14. Creer (of repetition)
15. Fien (accent)
16. Bordear (simple)
17. Saúco (accentual)
18. Zoological (repeating)
19. Periodo (accentual)
20. Fealdad (simple)
21. EgI heardsta (accentual)
22. Changeía (accentual)
23. Geología (accentual)
24. Abstraer (simple)
25. Caer (simple)

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