Does Spanish have fewer phonemes than Portuguese?

Answer 1

Depending on the local dialects and countries that speaks the language differently, the Portuguese language can have approximately 31-37 phenomes, whereas the Spanish language has about 24-26 phenomes. Thus, the simple answer is yes, the Spanish language has fewer phenomes than the Portuguese language. If you want a break down of the categories of phenomes (example: short vowels, consonant sounds, etc.), you can find a list on the sources below. I hope that helps! Good luck - Alcir

Sources

1) https://educacao.uol.com.br/disciplinas/portugues/digrafos-e-fonemas-tabela-com-sons-da-lingua-portuguesa.htm

2) https://www.eupedia.com/linguistics/number_of_phonemes_in_european_languages.shtml

3) https://www.ecured.cu/Fonema