The Spanish Alphabet

This page shows the Spanish alphabet, how to pronounce the letter individually, and how the letter takes on different pronunciations within words using the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) symbols. The frequency of occurrence of that pronunciation in a large collection of words is also shown, along with an example word. Use the Spelling exercise to train your ear to the sounds of Spanish.

Letter

Capital

Pronounce

IPA	Frequency	Example
a	95.14%	arquitecto
ä	4.26%	marzo
ã	0.38%	mano
ɑ	0.23%	cabeza

IPA	Frequency	Example
b	51.33%	hombro
β	48.67%	cabeza

IPA	Frequency	Example
k	65.07%	cabeza
θ	33.82%	dieciséis
s	1.10%	once

IPA	Frequency	Example
ð	59.56%	nublado
d	40.44%	cuando

IPA	Frequency	Example
e	97.53%	túnel
ẽ	2.07%	diente
ɛ	0.39%	guerrero

IPA	Frequency	Example
f	100.00%	febrero

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɡ	43.71%	guerra
ɣ	32.93%	abogado
x	18.56%	cirugía
g	3.59%	sinvergüenza
ɰ	1.20%	guante

IPA	Frequency	Example
silent	100.00%	alcohol

IPA	Frequency	Example
i	70.45%	comida
j	29.26%	edificio
ĩ	0.28%	domingo

IPA	Frequency	Example
x	95.96%	jabón
χ	4.04%	juez

IPA	Frequency	Example
k	100.00%	kilómetro

IPA	Frequency	Example
l	100.00%	policía

IPA	Frequency	Example
m	100.00%	mejor

IPA	Frequency	Example
n	92.21%	con
ŋ	5.19%	cinco
m	1.04%	sinvergüenza
ɲ	0.35%	ancho

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɲ	97.37%	uña
ɳ	2.63%	añadir

IPA	Frequency	Example
o	98.73%	rojo
õ	0.95%	entonces
ɔ	0.32%	formación

IPA	Frequency	Example
p	100.00%	siempre

IPA	Frequency	Example

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɾ	85.43%	saborear
r	14.57%	perfume

IPA	Frequency	Example
s	99.14%	sin
z	0.86%	mismo

IPA	Frequency	Example
t	100.00%	agosto

IPA	Frequency	Example
u	70.15%	pulmón
w	26.15%	buey
silent	3.38%	guerra
ũ	0.31%	preguntar

IPA	Frequency	Example
b	54.86%	verde
β	45.14%	cerveza

IPA	Frequency	Example

IPA	Frequency	Example
ks	100.00%	extraño

IPA	Frequency	Example
ʝ	44.74%	ya
j	42.11%	rey
i	13.16%	muy

IPA	Frequency	Example
θ	100.00%	pizarra

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