Spanish dictation practice
Hear a Spanish sentence, type exactly what you hear, and see every word marked right, wrong or missed. The most precise listening exercise there is.
Dictation is the most honest listening exercise: you cannot pretend you heard a word you did not. When you type a Spanish sentence exactly as you hear it, every gap shows — the article that vanished between two vowels, the verb ending you guessed wrong, the small word you did not know was there.
In MimicSpanish each dictation is a short sentence from an everyday situation, recorded by a native voice. Play it, replay or slow it down as often as you like, type what you hear, and press Enter: each word is marked right, wrong or missed, with a score for the sentence. A missing accent mark is not counted as a mistake, so you can practise without a Spanish keyboard — the original sentence shows you where the accents go. When you can type a sentence perfectly, say it out loud with Spanish shadowing practice.
How a dictation works
Play one line at a time. Replay it or slow it down as many times as you need.
Write the sentence exactly, word by word. Accents are optional, and everything works from the keyboard.
Press Enter to see which words are right, wrong or missed, then listen again to the ones you got wrong.
What dictation trains in Spanish
“de el”, “lo he”, “va a ir”: vowels run together in speech. Typing forces you to split them back into words.
-o, -a, -os, -as, -é, -ó: Spanish packs person, number, gender and tense into the last syllable. Dictation shows exactly which ones you miss.
b or v, ll or y, h or nothing: you learn how Spanish sounds map to letters by checking them sentence after sentence.
Start slowed down, then return to normal speed. Each sentence is short, so you can replay it until nothing is left to catch.
Spanish dictation — FAQ
Dictation means listening to a sentence and writing down exactly what you hear, then checking it against the original. It trains listening, spelling and grammar at the same time, because every missing word or wrong ending shows up when you compare.
Yes. Spanish puts a lot of meaning into word endings and small words that are easy to miss when people speak fast. Typing exactly what you hear makes you notice them, and Spanish spelling is regular enough that the exercise also teaches you how sounds are written.
No. A missing accent mark is not counted as a mistake, so you can practise on any keyboard. Accents still matter in written Spanish — “si” (if) and “sí” (yes) are different words — so check the original sentence to see where they go.
You can start at A1 with short, slow sentences. Pick a level where you catch most of a sentence after a couple of listens; if you miss more than half, go down a level or slow the audio.
When you press Enter, your sentence is compared with the original word by word. Correct words are marked as right, wrong words are highlighted, and words you did not type are shown as missed, along with a score for the whole sentence.
Prefer whole conversations? Try Spanish listening practice, or train your speaking with Spanish shadowing practice.