▁it ▁is ▁universal ▁in ▁Central ▁and ▁Northern ▁parts ▁of ▁Spain , ▁except ▁for ▁some ▁b iling ual ▁speak ers ▁of ▁Catal an ▁and ▁Bas que , ▁according ▁to ▁. ▁Thus , ▁in ▁Spanish ▁the ▁choice ▁between ▁the ▁spell ings ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁pron unci ation ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁Spain , ▁unlike ▁English , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁done ▁according ▁to ▁et ym ology ▁or ▁orth ographic ▁convent ions ▁( although ▁in ▁English , ▁soft ▁c ▁is ▁always ▁ ▁and ▁never ▁ ▁like ▁s ▁is , ▁as ▁with ▁' r ise ' ▁vs . ▁' rice '). ▁ ▁L ack ▁of ▁distinction ▁In ▁many ▁other ▁Spanish - spe aking ▁regions ▁and ▁countries , ▁however , ▁the ▁ph on em ic ▁distinction ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁does ▁not ▁exist . ▁These ▁vari eties ▁of ▁Spanish ▁are ▁sometimes ▁said ▁to ▁exhib it ▁ ▁(' neut ral ization ') ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁S ese o ▁S ese o ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁distinction ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁with ▁both ▁being ▁realized ▁as ▁. ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁words ▁ ▁(' house ') ▁and ▁ ▁(' h unt ') ▁would ▁be ▁pron ounced ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁ ▁sound . ▁This ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁ambigu ity ▁but ▁can ▁usually ▁be ▁interpreted ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁sentence ▁is ▁spoken . ▁S ese o ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁w ides p read ▁pron unci ation ▁among ▁Spanish ▁speak ers ▁world wide ▁( around ▁