Portuguese (Portugal) · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "fácil" in Portuguese (Portugal)?

Q: How do you pronounce fácil in Portuguese (Portugal)?

fácil is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written ˈfa.sil. It means “easy.” Say "FAH-sil", with a clear stressed first syllable and a firm final "l" (not vocalized to a vowel).

Say "FAH-sil", with a clear stressed first syllable and a firm final "l" (not vocalized to a vowel).

fácil ˈfa.sil

The accent mark on "á" shows the stress is on the first syllable, overriding the normal stress pattern for words ending in a consonant.

Listen: fácil

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Sound it out

fá Stressed and open, like English "fah" in "father", but shorter.

c Before i, "c" is always a soft "s" sound, as in English "cent", never a "k".

il A crisp final "l" — in Lisbon Portuguese this is often slightly velarized (a "dark l", similar to the "l" in English "feel"), unlike the vowel-like "w" sound some Brazilian speakers use for word-final l.

Hear it in a sentence

Este exercício é fácil.

This exercise is easy.

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"Este exercício é fácil" uses "ser" (é) because ease/difficulty is an inherent quality of the exercise. "Fácil" is invariable for gender, making it one of the easier adjectives to use correctly. The accented "á" is essential — dropping it would shift the stress and change how the word is read.

Where English speakers slip

The most common EP-specific mistake is softening or dropping the final "l" the way many Brazilian speakers do (turning it into something like "FAH-siw"). In European Portuguese, that final l stays a consonant, with a darker, more English "feel"-like quality — don't let it vanish into a vowel.