accent names

Question

Can someone tell me the names of the accents over the vowels in some words¿

Good question! - Nicole-B, Feb 12, 2010

Answer 1

I believe they're acutes or even just accents. On this site they frequently use the term "tilde" but I think technically that's just the name of the curly thing over the n (ñ).

Thanks...That's what I thought, too. - consuelateq, Feb 12, 2010

Answer 2

Hola Consuela,

Here is the reference article about this topic. I'm glad you asked the question. I learned a thing or two as I read it.accents

Thank you so much. I'm just going to have to memorize these exception...I printed it out for easy reference. - consuelateq, Feb 12, 2010