Word Stress
Notes:
Portuguese words only have one stressed syllable per word.
| ENGLISH WORDS ENDING IN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘-e’ | ‘-o’ | ‘-a’ | Are usually stressed on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable |
| ‘-s’ | ‘-m’ | ‘-ns’ | |
| ‘-i’ | ‘-u’ | Are stressed at the last syllable | |
| ‘-i’ or ‘-u’ | followed by: | ‘-m’ or ‘-s’ | |
| Any diphthong (or a diphthong followed by ‘-s’) | |||
| Regular verbs endings ‘-ar’, ‘-er’, ‘-ir’ at infinitive | |||
| GRAPHIC ACCENTUATION | |||
| ACUTE ACCENT | A written accent marks the syllable that is stressed | ||
| CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT | |||