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Turn Spanish vocab notes into flashcards with pronunciation tips

Upload a PDF, slide deck, notes or a photo of a handout and get flashcards with spaced repetition. DeckOwl makes text cards, so audio is not included; pronunciation notes like respellings and stress marks come from your material.

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How to build Spanish pronunciation cards that work

Spanish sounds trip up English speakers in predictable places, so Spanish flashcards with pronunciation work best when each card pairs the written word with a respelling and one sound note.

  • Put the word on the front and a respelling such as KAH-sah for casa on the back.
  • Mark the stressed syllable in every multisyllable word, since accent marks show where it falls.
  • Give the rolled r its own card, comparing pero (PEH-roh) with perro (PEH-rroh).
  • Review the ñ, j and silent h cards more often than the easier vowel cards.
Example Spanish pronunciation flashcards
How is the letter ñ pronounced in año?Like the 'ny' in canyon: AHN-yoh. Spanish treats ñ as its own letter, not an n followed by a y.
How is the rr in perro pronounced?As a trill, a rapid series of tongue taps (PEH-rroh). It differs from the single tap of the r in pero.
How is the Spanish a in casa pronounced?As an open 'ah' like the a in father (KAH-sah), never the glided 'ay' sound common in English.
How is the Spanish j in jamón pronounced?Like a breathy English h made in the back of the throat (hah-MOHN). It is never silent.
Where is the stress in música?On the first syllable (MOO-see-kah), as the accent mark shows. Words ending in a vowel without an accent usually stress the second-to-last syllable.
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PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text and photos of pages are read, so your own pronunciation handouts become cards.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards return at intervals that favor the ones you miss, so the rolled r and the ñ stick without cramming.

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How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slides, notes or a photo of a handout with word lists and sound guides.

Check the pronunciation notes

Confirm that respellings and stress marks appear on the back of each card before you study.

Study with spaced repetition

Review a few minutes daily while the scheduler brings back the cards you find hardest.

Plain text is the core of this: a Spanish word on the front, and on the back a respelling, a stress mark and a short note about the sound. Audio is not part of DeckOwl, so the sound guidance has to live in written form.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I learn the Spanish rolled r?

Start with a single tap of the tongue in words like pero, then try to repeat it quickly before attempting the trill in perro. Short daily practice works better than one long session.

Should pronunciation cards use IPA or respelling?

For most learners a simple respelling such as AHN-yoh for año is easier to read than IPA. IPA becomes useful once you are comfortable with the individual sounds.

Does DeckOwl play audio for the cards?

No. DeckOwl creates text flashcards, so any pronunciation guidance needs to be written on the back, such as a respelling and a stress note.

Can I export my Spanish flashcards?

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