The word caracol is divided in 3 syllables: ca-ra-col. The tonic syllable falls on the last syllable col. The word caracol is oxytone because the tonic syllable is the last syllable. It does not have graphic accent because it is oxytone and does not end in 'n', 's' or vowel.

Do all Esdrujulas have accents?

If the word is “aguda”, and it ends in vowel (a, e, i, o, u), “n”, or “s”, there is an accent mark on the stressed syllable (for example, “camión”, “café”, “quizás”), otherwise there is no accent mark (for example., “español”, “dormir”, “Madrid”).

How do you know if a word is Llana?

Llana: The word ends in any letter BUT a vowel, N or S. Esdrújula: The word always has an accent mark above the stressed syllable.