carácter-->caracteres

Question

Are there other words whose plural has a different syllable stressed than its singular'

Answer 1

Another one: régimen -> regímenes

Answer 2

Thanks for your reply.

Guillermo said:

Another one: régimen -> regímenes

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Answer 3

And finally: espécimen. These two are the only three in Spanish whose plural change to a different syllable.

Answer 4

These two are the only three in Spanish whose plural change to a different syllable

Can you say it this way in Spanish? It is illogical in English. We would have to say:

These three are the only words...
These two, plus the one above, are the only three words...

Answer 5

James Santiago said:

Can you say it this way in Spanish? It is illogical in English. We would have to say: These three are the only words...

These two, plus the one above, are the only three words...

James, I wrote two originally, and suddendly I remembered that there are actually three, so I added the last one, modified just part of the originally sentence, and left that mess for a message. I know it sounds horrible.

Answer 6

Thanks for the reply. látigo

lazarus1907 said:

And finally: espécimen. These two are the only three in Spanish whose plural change to a different syllable.

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Answer 7

These are 2 of the only 3 words

Makes me think of the person that wanted a pair of, well see below---|--

Please send me a mongoose and while you are at it, send me another one.