This playful map ranks the perceived difficulty of understanding various Spanish dialects—from the clear and steady speech of Mexico or Colombia to the rapid-fire slang of the Caribbean and southern Spain.

🟦Easy: Neutral accents, slower pace, clear enunciation.

🟨Hard: Fast speech, heavy local slang.

🟥Very hard: Drop half the consonants and double the speed.

⬛Is that even Spanish?: Welcome to Chile.

Of course, every region thinks their Spanish is the clearest—and every learner has their own nemesis