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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%mariposa pronunciationguerra pronunciationcorbata pronunciationdiccionario pronunciationbicicleta pronunciation
ä4.26%añadir pronunciationmantequilla pronunciationmartillo pronunciationsoldado pronunciationalgo pronunciation
ã0.38%mano pronunciation
ɑ0.23%calle pronunciationcabeza pronunciation
bBpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b51.33%bado pronunciationabuela pronunciationballena pronunciationabuelo pronunciationbailar pronunciation
β48.67%globpronunciationestabpronunciationcorbata pronunciationsaborear pronunciationabrigo pronunciation
cCpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k65.07%miércoles pronunciationcascada pronunciationcasa pronunciationcuatro pronunciationcómo pronunciation
θ33.82%cerveza pronunciationcatorcpronunciationentonces pronunciationcanción pronunciationtrecpronunciation
s1.10%oncpronunciation
dDpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ð59.56%vidpronunciationpared pronunciationsoldadpronunciationdico pronunciationedificio pronunciation
d40.44%día pronunciationdieciséis pronunciationsábadpronunciationdomingo pronunciationfaldpronunciation
eEpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
e97.53%espejo pronunciationcomepronunciationverde pronunciationespalda pronunciationarquitecto pronunciation
2.07%entonces pronunciationdiente pronunciationseñor pronunciation
ɛ0.39%guerrero pronunciationguerrero pronunciation
fFpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
f100.00%edificio pronunciationfue pronunciationfaro pronunciationperfume pronunciationformación pronunciation
gGpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɡ43.71%gris pronunciationabrigpronunciationlagpronunciationlengua pronunciationagosto pronunciation
ɣ32.93%siguiente pronunciationiglesia pronunciationaguja pronunciationestómagpronunciationpreguntar pronunciation
x18.56%gina pronunciationcirugía pronunciationingeniero pronunciation
g3.59%sinvergüenza pronunciationenemigpronunciationalgpronunciation
ɰ1.20%guante pronunciationsuegra pronunciation
hHpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
silent100.00%hombro pronunciationhasta pronunciationalcohol pronunciationhecho pronunciationalmohada pronunciation
iIpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
i70.45%gripronunciationmúsica pronunciationbicicleta pronunciationdieciipronunciationchillar pronunciation
j29.26%pimienta pronunciationmiel pronunciationformación pronunciationtambién pronunciationdiccionaripronunciation
ĩ0.28%domingo pronunciation
jJpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
x95.96%abejpronunciationojpronunciationreloj pronunciationorejpronunciationjardín pronunciation
χ4.04%juez pronunciation
kKpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k100.00%kilómetro pronunciation
lLpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
l100.00%blanco pronunciationlápiz pronunciationnublado pronunciationplato pronunciationcolor pronunciation
mMpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
m100.00%madre pronunciationtambién pronunciationmis pronunciationtiempo pronunciationmejor pronunciation
nNpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
n92.21%en pronunciationnublado pronunciationniño pronunciationmanzanpronunciationsin pronunciation
ŋ5.19%blanco pronunciationesponja pronunciationcincuenta pronunciationdomingo pronunciationnaranja pronunciation
m1.04%sinvergüenza pronunciation
ɲ0.35%ancho pronunciationponcho pronunciation
ñÑpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɲ97.37%arañpronunciationniñpronunciationuñpronunciationaños pronunciationbañpronunciation
ɳ2.63%añadir pronunciation
oOpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
o98.73%porque pronunciationpero pronunciationhombro pronunciationoso pronunciationpolicía pronunciation
õ0.95%entonces pronunciationconversación pronunciation
ɔ0.32%formación pronunciation
pPpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
p100.00%pecho pronunciationpreguntar pronunciationpero pronunciationpapel pronunciationponcho pronunciation
qQpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
rRpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɾ85.43%ser pronunciationescriturpronunciationsaborear pronunciationpor pronunciationfebrerpronunciation
r14.57%gris pronunciationlibrpronunciationbailar pronunciationformación pronunciationciervo pronunciation
sSpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
s99.14%sinvergüenza pronunciationbosque pronunciationsiguiente pronunciationsábado pronunciationcisne pronunciation
z0.86%mismo pronunciation
tTpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
t100.00%cuatro pronunciationté pronunciationtodo pronunciationveintpronunciationusted pronunciation
uUpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
u70.15%abuelo pronunciationusted pronunciationu pronunciationverdura pronunciationescritura pronunciation
w26.15%cuando pronunciationcueva pronunciationjuez pronunciationbuey pronunciationcuello pronunciation
silent3.38%siguiente pronunciationguerra pronunciationguerrero pronunciation
ũ0.31%preguntar pronunciation
vVpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b54.86%vida pronunciationciervpronunciationconversación pronunciationverde pronunciationveinte pronunciation
β45.14%jueves pronunciationavión pronunciationlluvia pronunciationcerveza pronunciationoveja pronunciation
wWpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
xXpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ks100.00%extraño pronunciation
yYpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ʝ44.74%inyección pronunciationypronunciationypronunciationplaypronunciation
j42.11%suypronunciationhoy pronunciationtuypronunciationrey pronunciationbuey pronunciation
i13.16%y pronunciationhay pronunciationmuy pronunciation
zZpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
θ100.00%tazpronunciationjuez pronunciationcazador pronunciationzorro pronunciationmarzpronunciation


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