Does the C in aborrecedor make a TH sound or a S sound?

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Does the C in aborrecedor make a TH sound or a S sound?

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Aug 1, 2011

Answer 1

Hi and welcome to the forum.

I speak Spanish with a Latin American accent, so the "c' does not have a "z" sound. For those folks with an accent from Spain (and some other countries) they may use the "z" sound.

Never like a 'z' (which is a) voiced and b) is only an allophone for /s/ after a nasal. - samdie, Aug 2, 2011

Answer 2

In most of Spain it would be "th". In Latin America it would be like an "s".

Welcome to the forum :D

Answer 3

Here's an article on Z vs. C sounds:

In most Spanish-speaking countries, the letter c has two sounds that are very different from each other. Fortunately, both sounds are nearly identical to the sounds of the "c" of English and follow pretty much the same rules of spelling to determine which sound is used.

Most of the time, the Spanish c has the "k" or "hard c" sound of English, although perhaps a bit softer or less explosive. The sound of the "c" in "scatter" or the "k" in "breaks" is basically the same as the "hard c" of Spanish.

In nearly all of Latin America, the c also has the "s" sound when it comes before an e or an i. This is much like the situation in English, where what is basically the same sound is heard in words such as "faces" and "fanciful."

When c comes before other vowels, such as a or o, it retains the "k" sound.

In most of Spain, the c before an e or an i is pronounced much like the "th" in "thin" or "think." Contrary to common belief, this is not a lisp, but is simply the way the letter is pronounced.

The Spanish z has the same sound as does the c before an e or i. So in most of Latin America it has an "s" sound, and in most of Spain it has the unvoiced "th" sound.

Except in words of foreign origin (such as zigzaguear, to zigzag), the z does not appear before before an e or an i; it is replaced by a c instead. Thus the plural of lápiz (pencil) is lápices, and the plural of faz (face) is faces. Note that the change in spelling does not reflect a change in pronunciation.

Answer 4

Well, in Spain a th like in thing, in other countries an s

We also have areas in Spain where this is pronounced s