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Cedilla Ç

Level 1

Ç represents /s/ before a, o, u or at the end of a word.

How It Works

Use ç in words such as plaça, cançó and braç. In the same spelling family, c represents /s/ before e or i: feliç/felices. Do not write ç before e or i in these ordinary Catalan spellings.

Ç is not the only way to spell /s/. S and ss also represent that sound in suitable words and positions. Learn the spelling of the word rather than replacing every /s/ before a with ç. Caça and cassa can both be real forms with different meanings.

When an ending changes, keep the intended consonant sound: braç becomes braços, while començar gives comencem. The cedilla is part of a consonant letter; it neither marks a stressed syllable nor functions like an accent on a vowel.

Examples (3)

  1. La plaça és plena.

    The square is full.

  2. Escolto una cançó.

    I am listening to a song.

  3. Els infants són feliços.

    The children are happy.

Common Mistakes

  • Keeping ç before e in the feminine plural.

    Són nenes feliçes.
    Són nenes felices.

    The c in felices already represents /s/ before e.

How It Connects

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Words in This Pattern

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