Dialect comparison

Ecuadorian Spanish vs Rioplatense Spanish

Compare two dialects of Spanish side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Ecuadorian Spanish

Costeño Ecuadoriano

The Spanish of coastal Ecuador, centred on Guayaquil. Distinct from the Andean Quito variety, with stronger Caribbean Spanish features including /s/-aspiration.

Approximate centre
-2.17°, -79.92°
Rioplatense Spanish

Río de la Plata Spanish

The Spanish of Argentina and Uruguay. Distinctive for its voseo verb forms, the sheísmo / zheísmo realisation of <ll>/<y>, and a strong Italian-influenced intonation.

Approximate centre
-34.61°, -58.38°

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