Spanish accent marks make a difference There are words that are written similarly, but adding an accent mark somewhere can change the meaning greatly. Similar Words Meaning in English Bebe / Bebé Drink / Baby Papá / Papa Dad / Potato or Pope Mamá / Mama Mom / Suck or breast Ejército/ Ejercito/Ejercitó Army/ Work out/Worked out aún / aun Still / even él / el. he / definite article ( the)