The great majority of Old Spanish sounds have not changed much over the centuries. The following table gives letters and sounds which no longer exist phonemically in Spanish. Click on a sound, or word sample, to hear how it may have been pronounced (we have no Old Spaniards around to tell us for sure):
| ts | usually written:ç | coraçon ("heart") |
| dz | usually written: z | fazer ("to do") |
| sh | usually written: x | dixo ("he said") |
| zh | usually written: i, j, ge | oios, ojos ("eyes") |
| s | usually written: ss, s-, -s | apriessa ("quickly") |
| z | usually written: -s- | mesurado ("discreet") |
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