The purpose of this study was to examine whether there is a connection between foreign language anxiety (FLA) and characteristics of spontaneous speech of Hungarian-speaking Spanish language learners. Speech rate, frequency of occurrence and duration of elements that are used as hesitation disfluencies were analyzed with special attention paid to filled pauses (FP). The results showed that the characteristics of spontaneous speech of Spanish learners showing FLA were typically different from those not showing FLA. The difference was manifested in the occurrence frequency of FPs: FPs were more frequent in the speech of speakers showing FLA, especially the type similar to the neutral vowel [ə] which is the most common in the speech of adult native Hungarians in their mother tongue [1], but differs from typical Spanish FP, which is [eː]. According to a recently published study, the usage of this schwa-like FP in Spanish speech may lead to discrimination of Hungarian learners of Spanish in the labor market [2]. Therefore, we can conclude that FLA could lead to linguistic disadvantage.