Stress on the word "aguda"

Question

I have just read on SpanishDict that "aguda" is stressed on the last syllable.

This seems to defy the normal rules, as it ends in a vowel, and has no accent on the final "a".

This is for me quite worrying, as pronunciation is one of the few things in Spanish that I thought I understood!

Sorry everybody, I realise my mistake. "aguda" REFERS to stress on the last syllable. It is not itself stressed on the last syllable! - alanito, Jun 16, 2012

Answer 1

I think you've misunderstood.

Aguda is a word that describes other words ending with stressed syllables.

For example, the word "control" is pronounced:

"con-TROL" with of course a stronger "-trol" emphasis than the emphasis on "con-"

So, "control, abril, ect" are considered aguda words.

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