Space – el espacio

(Pronounced ehs-pah-thyoh)

To remember that space is pronounced ehs-pah-thyoh (espacio) in European Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

There was only space for one at a time on the S-shaped path and it was the only (espacio) way to go.

Espacio is masculine, so it's el espacio. Imagine an elephant that needs more space because it's grown so big.