The Royal Spanish Academy tweeted about the word bitcoin, saying it has a tilde

Word “Bitcoin“Not yet listed in the Royal Academy Dictionary Spanish. However, the interest in evoking the most famous cryptocurrency, it is becoming a focal point in the language world. So is RAE twitteó About how to write it.

Through its Twitter account, yesterday, March 24, RAE He pointed out During the week’s consultations there was a question about the word “bitcoin” to see if it had an accent.

The answer was: “If it matches Spanish, it is written with an accent, because it is the loudest sound ending in« n »:« bitcóin in. “

Questions of the Week | Does the word “bitcoin” have an accent?

If it matches Spanish, it is written with an accent, because it is the loudest word ending in «n»: «bitcóin in. pic.twitter.com/9KT2l5TNqF

– RAE (RAEinforma) March 24, 2021

This tweet caused controversy, as many in the Spanish-speaking world do so by pronouncing the first letter of the word “bitcoin”.

In Mexico we pronounce these words seriously: Bitcoin, we write without an accent. On the contrary, we write and pronounce: video (serious), soccer (acute).

– Maria de Guevara (ri Mariadegura) March 24, 2021