How to say "merit" or "expert"

What is the name of the person in charge of assessing or carrying out an expert report? Perito or expert? The truth is that it is a word that generates confusion about whether or not to carry a graphic accent and, therefore, on what is the correct way to pronounce it. In we want to get rid of doubts and help you speak correctly, so we offer you the answer to how to say "merit" or "expert".

proficient

If we look for this word in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), we find that the correct form is "expert", that is, without a tilde. In this way, it can be a noun or an adjective, but in either case it should be written without an accent and, therefore, pronounce it as a plain word with the tonic in the second syllable: expert.

Examples:

• This afternoon the expert will come to assess the damage caused by the rain.
• My father is an expert in this insurance company.

*proficient

In this way, it is incorrect to write and say "* périto" despite being very widespread in the oral and colloquial language of a large part of the population. This is stated in the Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts, affirming that the esdrújula form is erroneous.