Top Question Words

Keep in mind: every word in this group carries a written accent when used as a question word, but loses it in other uses. Como without an accent means "I eat" or "like/as," while cómo with an accent asks "how." The accent is the only visual difference between the two forms.

Worth knowing: ¿Cómo? on its own is the standard way to ask someone to repeat themselves in Latin American Spanish, serving the same role as "Pardon?" in everyday conversation.