▁to ▁have ▁two ▁sy ll ables : ▁a hu - mar ; ▁this ▁may ▁vary ▁in ▁some ▁regions , ▁where ▁ ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁hi atus ▁or ▁di ph th ong - bro king ▁mark ▁for ▁un str essed ▁v ow els , ▁so ▁the ▁pron unci ation ▁would ▁be ▁then ▁a - hu - mar , ▁though ▁that ▁trait ▁is ▁gradually ▁disappear ing ). ▁ ▁An ▁acc ent ▁over ▁the ▁high ▁v owel ▁( ▁or ▁) ▁of ▁a ▁v owel ▁sequence ▁prevents ▁it ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁di ph th ong ▁( i . e ., ▁it ▁signals ▁a ▁hi atus ): ▁for ▁example , ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁have ▁two ▁sy ll ables ▁each . ▁ ▁A ▁word ▁with ▁final ▁stress ▁is ▁called ▁o xy t one ▁( or ▁ ▁in ▁traditional ▁Spanish ▁grammar ▁texts ); ▁a ▁word ▁with ▁pen ult imate ▁stress ▁is ▁called ▁par ox yt one ▁( ▁or ▁); ▁a ▁word ▁with ▁ante pen ult imate ▁stress ▁( str ess ▁on ▁the ▁third - to - last ▁sy ll able ) ▁is ▁called ▁pro par ox yt one ▁( ). ▁A ▁word ▁with ▁pre ante pen ult imate ▁stress ▁( on ▁the ▁fourth ▁last ▁sy ll able ) ▁or ▁earlier ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁common ▁lingu istic ▁term ▁in ▁English , ▁but ▁in ▁Spanish ▁receives ▁the ▁name ▁. ▁( Span ish ▁words ▁can ▁be ▁str essed ▁only ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁sy ll ables , ▁except ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁verb ▁form ▁with ▁en cl it