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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%chocolate pronunciationespalda pronunciationcascada pronunciationplaya pronunciationaguja pronunciation
ä4.26%cada pronunciationsoldado pronunciationconversación pronunciationcada pronunciationañadir pronunciation
ã0.38%mano pronunciation
ɑ0.23%calle pronunciationcabeza pronunciation
bBpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b51.33%también pronunciationabuelo pronunciationbien pronunciationbaño pronunciationbuey pronunciation
β48.67%abrigo pronunciationcaballo pronunciationcabeza pronunciationibpronunciationbiblioteca pronunciation
cCpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k65.07%clavo pronunciationmúsicpronunciationcarne pronunciationcaballo pronunciationcabeza pronunciation
θ33.82%entonces pronunciationtrecpronunciationdocpronunciationhacpronunciationhacia pronunciation
s1.10%oncpronunciation
dDpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ð59.56%dedpronunciationañadir pronunciationtodpronunciationedificio pronunciationcazador pronunciation
d40.44%dos pronunciationdiccionario pronunciationcuandpronunciationdesdpronunciationdoce pronunciation
eEpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
e97.53%escuchar pronunciationbiblioteca pronunciationcerveza pronunciationenemigo pronunciationmesa pronunciation
2.07%señor pronunciationdiente pronunciationentonces pronunciation
ɛ0.39%guerrero pronunciationguerrero pronunciation
fFpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
f100.00%marfil pronunciationperfume pronunciationfue pronunciationformación pronunciationfalda pronunciation
gGpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɡ43.71%globo pronunciationdomingpronunciationlagpronunciationabrigpronunciationguerrero pronunciation
ɣ32.93%estómagpronunciationiglesia pronunciationsiguiente pronunciationaguja pronunciationabogado pronunciation
x18.56%cirugía pronunciationgina pronunciationingeniero pronunciation
g3.59%sinvergüenza pronunciationalgpronunciationenemigpronunciation
ɰ1.20%guante pronunciationsuegra pronunciation
hHpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
silent100.00%almohada pronunciationhablar pronunciationhpronunciationhizo pronunciationhecho pronunciation
iIpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
i70.45%sino pronunciationcolina pronunciationdecipronunciationcomida pronunciationhizo pronunciation
j29.26%radipronunciationhacipronunciationlluvipronunciationingeniero pronunciationtiempo pronunciation
ĩ0.28%domingo pronunciation
jJpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
x95.96%orejpronunciationhijpronunciationesponjpronunciationojpronunciationjueves pronunciation
χ4.04%juez pronunciation
kKpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k100.00%kilómetro pronunciation
lLpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
l100.00%abril pronunciationmarfil pronunciationcolor pronunciationsoldado pronunciationtúnel pronunciation
mMpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
m100.00%enemigo pronunciationperfumpronunciationmuslo pronunciationtiempo pronunciationmás pronunciation
nNpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
n92.21%marrón pronunciationcisnpronunciationbien pronunciationcocinpronunciationsin pronunciation
ŋ5.19%cincuenta pronunciationingeniero pronunciationesponja pronunciationlengua pronunciationcinco pronunciation
m1.04%sinvergüenza pronunciation
ɲ0.35%poncho pronunciationancho pronunciation
ñÑpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɲ97.37%niñpronunciationaños pronunciationuñpronunciationextrañpronunciationarañpronunciation
ɳ2.63%añadir pronunciation
oOpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
o98.73%cabo pronunciationcorazón pronunciationhecho pronunciationcuando pronunciationahora pronunciation
õ0.95%conversación pronunciationentonces pronunciation
ɔ0.32%formación pronunciation
pPpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
p100.00%papel pronunciationpelo pronunciationsiempre pronunciationplaya pronunciationpared pronunciation
qQpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
rRpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɾ85.43%mar pronunciationser pronunciationcuerpo pronunciationescuchar pronunciationmarzo pronunciation
r14.57%río pronunciationradio pronunciationhablar pronunciationlibrpronunciationformación pronunciation
sSpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
s99.14%escuchar pronunciationescritura pronunciationsiempre pronunciationentonces pronunciationcisne pronunciation
z0.86%mismo pronunciation
tTpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
t100.00%kilómetro pronunciationcantar pronunciationgatpronunciationpimientpronunciationhastpronunciation
uUpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
u70.15%pulmón pronunciationcruce pronunciationlupronunciationuna pronunciationverdura pronunciation
w26.15%rueda pronunciationhuevo pronunciationfupronunciationjuez pronunciationmupronunciation
silent3.38%guerrero pronunciationguerra pronunciationsiguiente pronunciation
ũ0.31%preguntar pronunciation
vVpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b54.86%conversación pronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciationverde pronunciationvaso pronunciationviernes pronunciation
β45.14%cerveza pronunciationavión pronunciationlluvia pronunciationcuevpronunciationvez pronunciation
wWpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
xXpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ks100.00%extraño pronunciation
yYpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ʝ44.74%ypronunciationplaypronunciationypronunciationinyección pronunciation
j42.11%rey pronunciationhoy pronunciationbuey pronunciationtuypronunciationsuypronunciation
i13.16%y pronunciationmuy pronunciationhay pronunciation
zZpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
θ100.00%tazpronunciationjuez pronunciationcervezpronunciationluz pronunciationazul pronunciation


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