
É: The acute accent (accent aigu) is only used on the vowel e and gives it the same sound that you find in the English word “hay”.


The various French accents marks The acute accent We also give a few details on the spelling reform in France, that affects the use of a few accent marks. How to use French accent marks, on which letters, how they affect pronunciation… This is certainly one the mysteries of the French Language that usually puzzles many students who speak a language in which accents do not exist! And yet, they are very important as they definitely change the pronunciation of the words, and can even change their meaning.
