Tildes or written accents

Question

Can anyone explain me the rules for using written accents or tildes? It is very confusing for me. Please help!

Answer 1

I look at this as not a matter of rules but a matter of spelling. Ñ and n are different letters. Although there is only one letter 'o' in the Spanish alphabet, the use of the accent becomes part of the spelling. Cómo (how) and como (I eat) are different words with different spellings. As in any alphabet based language, you just have to learn the correct spellings. The good part is that if you know how to pronounce a word in Spanish (and the accent is part of the pronunciation), you know the correct spelling because spanish words are pronounced just as they are spelled.

Thank you friend - harshdubey20, Jan 24, 2013