Is Spanish a fast language?

There unfortunately have not been any wide-ranging studies on language speed. One 2011 study from the Université de Lyon looked at 7 languages, which reported the order as Japanese (7.84 syllables per second), Spanish (7.82), French (7.18), Italian (6.99), English (6.19), German (5.97) and Mandarin (5.18).

Do Spanish speakers think faster?

Speaking Spanish naturally lends itself to the speed which you [as an English speaker] might think is too fast, but the same amount of information is being delivered with more syllables, so the reality is that it’s just as fast as English.

Is Spanish really spoken faster than English?

Well, turns out it’s not just a perception but a scientific fact that Spaniards speak faster on average than English speakers. Japanese and Spanish were followed by Basque in third, then Finnish, Italian, Serbian, Korean, Catalan, Turkish, French and English in 11th position.

What is the fastest sounding language?

List of The 7 Fastest Spoken Languages in The World.

1. 1. Japanese: Japanese is the fastest recorded language.
2. Spanish: Spanish is right behind Japanese and is nearly as fast with a rate of 7.82 syllables per second.
3. French.
4. Italian.
5. English.
6. German.
7. Mandarin.

Why is Spanish faster?

A Spanish speaker would almost always link the vowel sounds and pronounce the whole thing as a single word: Todoestoestaquí (To-does-toes-ta-quí). This is another factor that makes Spanish seem faster than English. The sooner you embrace this reality, the better you’ll get at teasing words apart.

Why Spanish is spoken fast?

Is Spanish difficult to learn?

Spanish is the hardest language to learn. It also borrows words from other languages, such as French, Italian and Sardinian. But it’s not the vocabulary people seem to find the hardest. According to our survey, understanding native speakers was the number one challenge for Spanish students.