Problem saying an email address in Spanish. Como se dice 'underscore'?

Question

I want to be able to give an email address over the phone but I don't know the Spanish word for the 'underscore' character that is often used in email addresses e.g. [e-mail]. Can anyone help please'

Answer 1

The name is supposed to be "guion bajo", but it is normally called "barra baja".

• muy bien, muchas gracias! - al18 Sep 30, 2009

Answer 2

The name is supposed to be "guión bajo", but it is normally called "barra baja".

guión bajo

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Is the accent there because the u only serves to harden the g, so we want to prevent an io diphthong'

Answer 3

"Guion" used to have an accent because it is normally pronounced as two syllables, but since the 1998 new rules, the vowel configuration is regarded as a diphthong, and monosyllabic words don't take accent (except for the few diacritic known ones, such as "tu/tú"). The RAE accepts both "guion" and "guión" as correct nowadays, but they encourage the newest more regular rules for accents.