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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
aApronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
a95.14%tierra pronunciationcuatro pronunciationazul pronunciationescuchapronunciationvaso pronunciation
ä4.26%mantequilla pronunciationiglesia pronunciationañadir pronunciationmarzo pronunciationcabo pronunciation
ã0.38%mano pronunciation
ɑ0.23%calle pronunciationcabeza pronunciation
bBpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b51.33%buey pronunciationboca pronunciationbaño pronunciationtambién pronunciationlibro pronunciation
β48.67%estabpronunciationabogado pronunciationcubpronunciationcaballo pronunciationtambor pronunciation
cCpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k65.07%codo pronunciationcada pronunciationbicicleta pronunciationcantar pronunciationbalcón pronunciation
θ33.82%catorcpronunciationcinco pronunciationhacia pronunciationaceite pronunciationbicicleta pronunciation
s1.10%oncpronunciation
dDpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ð59.56%dedpronunciationnubladpronunciationverdura pronunciationabogadpronunciationcascadpronunciation
d40.44%diente pronunciationsábadpronunciationdiez pronunciationfaldpronunciationdesdpronunciation
eEpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
e97.53%iglesia pronunciationhombre pronunciationepronunciationpapepronunciationguante pronunciation
2.07%diente pronunciationseñor pronunciationentonces pronunciation
ɛ0.39%guerrero pronunciationguerrero pronunciation
fFpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
f100.00%edificio pronunciationfue pronunciationmarfil pronunciationfrío pronunciationfaro pronunciation
gGpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɡ43.71%guerra pronunciationamigpronunciationlagpronunciationguerrero pronunciationdomingpronunciation
ɣ32.93%siguiente pronunciationabogado pronunciationiglesia pronunciationpreguntar pronunciationvergüenza pronunciation
x18.56%ingeniero pronunciationcirugía pronunciationgina pronunciation
g3.59%algpronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciationenemigpronunciation
ɰ1.20%guante pronunciationsuegra pronunciation
hHpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
silent100.00%hablar pronunciationhuevo pronunciationhacer pronunciationhijo pronunciationbahía pronunciation
iIpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
i70.45%mejilla pronunciationmipronunciationmarfipronunciationmantequilla pronunciationharina pronunciation
j29.26%miel pronunciationdieciséis pronunciationiglesipronunciationsiempre pronunciationtambién pronunciation
ĩ0.28%domingo pronunciation
jJpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
x95.96%hijpronunciationovejpronunciationconejpronunciationespejpronunciationagujpronunciation
χ4.04%juez pronunciation
kKpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k100.00%kilómetro pronunciation
lLpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
l100.00%túnel pronunciationmarfil pronunciationfalda pronunciationhablar pronunciationclavo pronunciation
mMpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
m100.00%pulmón pronunciationformación pronunciationmatemáticas pronunciationmuslo pronunciationmismpronunciation
nNpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
n92.21%guante pronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciationcien pronunciationnada pronunciationanillo pronunciation
ŋ5.19%ingeniero pronunciationnaranja pronunciationdomingo pronunciationblanco pronunciationcinco pronunciation
m1.04%sinvergüenza pronunciation
ɲ0.35%poncho pronunciationancho pronunciation
ñÑpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɲ97.37%arañpronunciationuñpronunciationniñpronunciationseñor pronunciationaños pronunciation
ɳ2.63%añadir pronunciation
oOpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
o98.73%rojo pronunciationextraño pronunciationcómo pronunciationancho pronunciationcuando pronunciation
õ0.95%conversación pronunciationentonces pronunciation
ɔ0.32%formación pronunciation
pPpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
p100.00%siempre pronunciationparte pronunciationpared pronunciationcuerppronunciationpapel pronunciation
qQpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
rRpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɾ85.43%perpronunciationarmario pronunciationcerveza pronunciationdecir pronunciationdiccionario pronunciation
r14.57%formación pronunciationtrece pronunciationcontrpronunciationgris pronunciationcantar pronunciation
sSpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
s99.14%jueves pronunciationcaspronunciationviernes pronunciationasí pronunciationes pronunciation
z0.86%mismo pronunciation
tTpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
t100.00%tal pronunciationcontra pronunciationentonces pronunciationplatpronunciationtierra pronunciation
uUpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
u70.15%lluvia pronunciationlunes pronunciationuna pronunciationabuela pronunciationuva pronunciation
w26.15%después pronunciationbuey pronunciationcuello pronunciationjueves pronunciationescuela pronunciation
silent3.38%guerrero pronunciationsiguiente pronunciationguerra pronunciation
ũ0.31%preguntar pronunciation
vVpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b54.86%viernes pronunciationconversación pronunciationvino pronunciationuvpronunciationvaca pronunciation
β45.14%oveja pronunciationcerveza pronunciationvez pronunciationnuevpronunciationclavpronunciation
wWpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
xXpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ks100.00%extraño pronunciation
yYpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ʝ44.74%inyección pronunciationypronunciationypronunciationplaypronunciation
j42.11%hoy pronunciationtuypronunciationrey pronunciationbuey pronunciationsuypronunciation
i13.16%hay pronunciationmuy pronunciationy pronunciation
zZpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
θ100.00%pizarra pronunciationcabezpronunciationtazpronunciationlápiz pronunciationtizpronunciation


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