Castellano · Peninsular Spanish
The standard variety of Spain, centred on Madrid and the historical kingdom of Castile. Distinguished from American varieties by the distinción between /θ/ and /s/.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 40.42°, -3.70°
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Castilian Spanish vs Yucatec Spanish
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Yucatecan Spanish · Español yucateco
The Spanish of the Yucatán peninsula. Heavily shaped by contact with Yucatec Maya, with distinctive intonation, glottalised stops, and a substantial Mayan-derived lexicon.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 20.97°, -89.62°
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DialectCastilian SpanishThe standard variety of Spain, centred on Madrid and the historical kingdom of Castile. Distinguished from American varieties by the distinción between /θ/ and /s/.DialectYucatec SpanishThe Spanish of the Yucatán peninsula. Heavily shaped by contact with Yucatec Maya, with distinctive intonation, glottalised stops, and a substantial Mayan-derived lexicon.CompareAndalusian Spanish vs Castilian SpanishAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Spanish and the dialects within it.