Andalusian Accent Test
How close is your Spanish to a native Andalusian speaker?
Record your voice for 15 seconds and our AI will give you a match score showing exactly how closely your pronunciation aligns with Andalusian Spanish.
What makes the Andalusian accent unique?
Andalusian Spanish is the most widely spoken regional variety in Spain — and the direct ancestor of most Latin American Spanish. Its seseo, /s/ aspiration, musical intonation and rich internal diversity make it one of the most fascinating and historically significant accents in the entire Spanish-speaking world.
Consonants
Seseo — no /θ/ distinction
Unlike Castilian Spanish, Andalusian does not distinguish between /s/ and /θ/ — all sibilants merge into a single sound. Most of Andalusia uses seseo (merging to /s/, like Latin America), while parts of southern Andalusia use ceceo (merging to /θ/). This means "caza" and "casa" sound identical, just as they do throughout Latin America.
Aspiration
S aspiration and elision
Like Caribbean Spanish, Andalusian aspirates or drops syllable-final /s/ — "estos" becomes "ehtoh" or "etoh". This feature is the single most important phonetic link between Andalusian and Caribbean/Latin American Spanish. In eastern Andalusia the aspiration is stronger; in some western varieties it is weaker. Combined with seseo, it gives Andalusian its characteristic soft, flowing quality.
Intonation
Musical, expressive intonation
Andalusian Spanish has a distinctively warm, expressive intonation — more animated and musical than Castilian but different in character from Caribbean Spanish. The intonation varies significantly across Andalusia: Seville has a distinctive rising pattern, while Granada and Málaga have their own characteristic melodies. The overall impression is of a lively, expressive variety full of personality.
Grammar
Ustedes and yeísmo
Like Latin American Spanish, Andalusian uses ustedes (not vosotros) for all second person plural contexts. It also features yeísmo — the merger of ll and y into a single sound — which is also common in Latin America. These grammatical features, combined with seseo, make Andalusian the Spanish variety most similar to Latin American Spanish among all European dialects.
The ancestor of Latin American Spanish
What does your match score mean?
After recording, our AI compares your pronunciation against a model of native Andalusian Spanish and returns a percentage match. Here's how to read your result.
80–100%
Very close match
Your pronunciation is strongly aligned with native Andalusian Spanish. Key features — seseo, /s/ aspiration, intonation — closely match the Seville target accent.
60–79%
Good match
You share many features with Andalusian Spanish, but some regional or native-language influence is present. Your feedback will pinpoint exactly which features to work on.
40–59%
Partial match
Your Spanish has some Andalusian features but is influenced significantly by another variety or your native language. Targeted practice on seseo and /s/ aspiration can close the gap quickly.
0–39%
Different variety
Your pronunciation patterns align more closely with a different Spanish variety. Try the full Spanish accent test to discover which accent you actually have.
Questions about the Andalusian accent test
Andalusian Spanish is characterised by seseo or ceceo (merging c/z and s into one sound), /s/ aspiration or elision at syllable endings, yeísmo, use of ustedes instead of vosotros, and a warm expressive intonation that varies significantly across the region. It is the most widely spoken regional variety in Spain and the direct ancestor of most Latin American Spanish.
Seseo is the use of a single /s/ sound for both s and c/z — as in all of Latin America and western Andalusia. Ceceo is the use of a single /θ/ for both s and c/z — found in parts of southern Andalusia, particularly around Seville and Huelva. Both differ from Castilian distinción, which maintains two separate sounds. Seseo is neutral in register; ceceo is sometimes stigmatised even within Spain.
It's a free AI-powered challenge where you record your voice and receive a match score showing how closely your Spanish pronunciation aligns with native Andalusian speakers. The higher the score, the closer your accent is to Andalusian Spanish. You also receive detailed phonetic feedback on your seseo, /s/ aspiration and intonation pattern.
Andalusia has approximately 8.5 million inhabitants, making Andalusian the most widely spoken regional variety in Spain. Andalusian is also the indirect ancestor of most Latin American Spanish — meaning its phonological features are present in the speech of hundreds of millions of people across the Americas who descend from Andalusian colonists.
Andalusian Spanish is the direct ancestor of most Latin American Spanish. The majority of 16th century Spanish colonists departed from Seville — predominantly Andalusian — and brought seseo, /s/ aspiration and ustedes to the Americas. This is why Latin American Spanish shares so many features with Andalusian and why the two feel mutually familiar despite centuries of separate development.
Consonant reduction in Andalusian — /s/ aspiration, /d/ weakening and elision — is not laziness but a systematic phonological process called lenition, common in many languages. It developed naturally over centuries in southern Spain and is a fully regular feature of the dialect, not a deviation from any standard. The same process created the similarities between Andalusian and Caribbean Spanish.
The key features are: merge c/z and s into a single /s/ sound (seseo); aspirate or drop syllable-final /s/; weaken and often delete intervocalic /d/; use ustedes instead of vosotros; and adopt a warm, expressive intonation. The combination of seseo and /s/ aspiration is the most immediately recognisable. Our test gives you a phonetic breakdown of exactly how your pronunciation compares to native Andalusian speakers.