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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%balcón pronunciationazul pronunciationa pronunciationpiano pronunciationescuchapronunciation
ä4.26%añadir pronunciationcada pronunciationalgo pronunciationmarzo pronunciationcada pronunciation
ã0.38%mano pronunciation
ɑ0.23%cabeza pronunciationcalle pronunciation
bBpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b51.33%abuelo pronunciationbicicleta pronunciationbalcón pronunciationbailar pronunciationbaño pronunciation
β48.67%hablar pronunciationcabeza pronunciationcalabaza pronunciationtambor pronunciationcorbata pronunciation
cCpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k65.07%escritura pronunciationcontra pronunciationvacpronunciationcanción pronunciationarquitecto pronunciation
θ33.82%crucpronunciationdiccionario pronunciationciervo pronunciationhacia pronunciationcerveza pronunciation
s1.10%oncpronunciation
dDpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ð59.56%añadir pronunciationcascadpronunciationradio pronunciationnadpronunciationsoldadpronunciation
d40.44%espaldpronunciationsábadpronunciationfaldpronunciationdpronunciationcuandpronunciation
eEpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
e97.53%carne pronunciationparepronunciationque pronunciationguerra pronunciationseis pronunciation
2.07%entonces pronunciationseñor pronunciationdiente pronunciation
ɛ0.39%guerrero pronunciationguerrero pronunciation
fFpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
f100.00%fue pronunciationfaro pronunciationformación pronunciationfalda pronunciationfebrero pronunciation
gGpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɡ43.71%amigpronunciationgato pronunciationlagpronunciationganso pronunciationlengua pronunciation
ɣ32.93%vergüenza pronunciationiglesia pronunciationabogado pronunciationestómagpronunciationaguja pronunciation
x18.56%cirugía pronunciationgina pronunciationingeniero pronunciation
g3.59%enemigpronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciationalgpronunciation
ɰ1.20%suegra pronunciationguante pronunciation
hHpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
silent100.00%hombro pronunciationhoy pronunciationalcohol pronunciationhijo pronunciationhizo pronunciation
iIpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
i70.45%bicicleta pronunciationharina pronunciationseipronunciationpimienta pronunciationcamisa pronunciation
j29.26%cien pronunciationlluvipronunciationradipronunciationcanción pronunciationbiblioteca pronunciation
ĩ0.28%domingo pronunciation
jJpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
x95.96%rojpronunciationojpronunciationconejpronunciationesponjpronunciationhijpronunciation
χ4.04%juez pronunciation
kKpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k100.00%kilómetro pronunciation
lLpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
l100.00%calabaza pronunciationescuelpronunciationhablar pronunciationabuelpronunciationtal pronunciation
mMpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
m100.00%formación pronunciationmúsica pronunciationkilómetro pronunciationmpronunciationamigo pronunciation
nNpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
n92.21%sinvergüenza pronunciationganso pronunciationanillo pronunciationinyección pronunciationcontra pronunciation
ŋ5.19%ingeniero pronunciationcinco pronunciationdomingo pronunciationcincuenta pronunciationlengua pronunciation
m1.04%sinvergüenza pronunciation
ɲ0.35%poncho pronunciationancho pronunciation
ñÑpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɲ97.37%señor pronunciationniñpronunciationbañpronunciationaños pronunciationextrañpronunciation
ɳ2.63%añadir pronunciation
oOpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
o98.73%plato pronunciationabogado pronunciationuno pronunciationbiblioteca pronunciationcuatro pronunciation
õ0.95%entonces pronunciationconversación pronunciation
ɔ0.32%formación pronunciation
pPpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
p100.00%perfume pronunciationponcho pronunciationpapel pronunciationpulmón pronunciationpizarra pronunciation
qQpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
rRpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɾ85.43%vergüenza pronunciationsuegrpronunciationarquitecto pronunciationjardín pronunciationsiemprpronunciation
r14.57%contrpronunciationperfume pronunciationtrece pronunciationradio pronunciationciervo pronunciation
sSpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
s99.14%sábado pronunciationescoba pronunciationmuslo pronunciationquespronunciationagosto pronunciation
z0.86%mismo pronunciation
tTpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
t100.00%cantar pronunciationtiempo pronunciationmantequilla pronunciationtrece pronunciationtodo pronunciation
uUpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
u70.15%cubo pronunciationaguja pronunciationusted pronunciationuña pronunciationcruce pronunciation
w26.15%mupronunciationlengupronunciationnueve pronunciationsuegra pronunciationescuela pronunciation
silent3.38%guerra pronunciationsiguiente pronunciationguerrero pronunciation
ũ0.31%preguntar pronunciation
vVpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b54.86%uvpronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciationveinte pronunciationvida pronunciationvaso pronunciation
β45.14%avión pronunciationcuevpronunciationoveja pronunciationlluvia pronunciationclavpronunciation
wWpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
xXpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ks100.00%extraño pronunciation
yYpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ʝ44.74%ypronunciationinyección pronunciationplaypronunciationypronunciation
j42.11%buey pronunciationrey pronunciationtuypronunciationsuypronunciationhoy pronunciation
i13.16%y pronunciationmuy pronunciationhay pronunciation
zZpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
θ100.00%cervezpronunciationluz pronunciationcabezpronunciationazúcar pronunciationvez pronunciation


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