diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.voice/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/voice/internal/text/StandardInterpreter.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.voice/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/voice/internal/text/StandardInterpreter.java
index 162aecbf90..02a1c9aec6 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.voice/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/voice/internal/text/StandardInterpreter.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.voice/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/voice/internal/text/StandardInterpreter.java
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public class StandardInterpreter extends AbstractRuleBasedInterpreter {
 
                 /* OnOffType */
 
-                itemRule(seq(encenderApagar, articulo), /* item */ onOff),
+                itemRule(seq(encenderApagar, articulo)/* item */),
 
                 /* IncreaseDecreaseType */
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.voice/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/voice/text/AbstractRuleBasedInterpreter.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.voice/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/voice/text/AbstractRuleBasedInterpreter.java
index dd3c6adf2f..734fd36d23 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.voice/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/voice/text/AbstractRuleBasedInterpreter.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.voice/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/voice/text/AbstractRuleBasedInterpreter.java
@@ -599,6 +599,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractRuleBasedInterpreter implements HumanLanguageInter
         if (Locale.FRENCH.getLanguage().equalsIgnoreCase(locale.getLanguage())) {
             split = text.toLowerCase(locale).replaceAll("[\\']", " ").replaceAll("[^\\w\\sàâäçéèêëîïôùûü]", " ")
                     .split("\\s");
+        } else if ("es".equalsIgnoreCase(locale.getLanguage())) {
+            split = text.toLowerCase(locale).replaceAll("[\\']", " ").replaceAll("[^\\w\\sáéíóúü]", " ").split("\\s");
         } else {
             split = text.toLowerCase(locale).replaceAll("[\\']", "").replaceAll("[^\\w\\s]", " ").split("\\s");
         }