How to pronounce tilde
American English pronunciation
TIL-duh
- IPA
- /ˈtɪldə/
- Syllables
- TIL · duh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What tilde means
A small wavy mark written over some letters
In a sentence: In Spanish, the tilde on the ñ in "piñata" changes how the n sounds.
Where it comes from: It comes from Spanish, from a Latin word meaning "title" or "a mark written above."
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