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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%aceite pronunciationfaro pronunciationaños pronunciationhablapronunciationclavo pronunciation
ä4.26%marzo pronunciationsoldado pronunciationcada pronunciationmantequilla pronunciationcada pronunciation
ã0.38%mano pronunciation
ɑ0.23%cabeza pronunciationcalle pronunciation
bBpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b51.33%baño pronunciationlibro pronunciationbosque pronunciationbuey pronunciationbien pronunciation
β48.67%abogado pronunciationcorbata pronunciationabrigo pronunciationsaborear pronunciationtambor pronunciation
cCpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k65.07%cascada pronunciationcalle pronunciationcubo pronunciationcontra pronunciationlicor pronunciation
θ33.82%entonces pronunciationdieciséis pronunciationcirugía pronunciationcrucpronunciationcien pronunciation
s1.10%oncpronunciation
dDpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ð59.56%edificio pronunciationmadre pronunciationcomidpronunciationnubladpronunciationradio pronunciation
d40.44%faldpronunciationdedo pronunciationdiez pronunciationdía pronunciationdpronunciation
eEpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
e97.53%edificio pronunciationaceite pronunciationaceite pronunciationmejilla pronunciationarquitecto pronunciation
2.07%señor pronunciationentonces pronunciationdiente pronunciation
ɛ0.39%guerrero pronunciationguerrero pronunciation
fFpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
f100.00%perfume pronunciationfrío pronunciationfebrero pronunciationfaro pronunciationsofá pronunciation
gGpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɡ43.71%agosto pronunciationdomingpronunciationgato pronunciationabrigpronunciationlagpronunciation
ɣ32.93%vergüenza pronunciationsiguiente pronunciationabogado pronunciationestómagpronunciationaguja pronunciation
x18.56%gina pronunciationingeniero pronunciationcirugía pronunciation
g3.59%enemigpronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciationalgpronunciation
ɰ1.20%suegra pronunciationguante pronunciation
hHpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
silent100.00%hablar pronunciationhuevo pronunciationhizo pronunciationbahía pronunciationhay pronunciation
iIpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
i70.45%seipronunciationdiccionario pronunciationniño pronunciationcirugía pronunciationsiguiente pronunciation
j29.26%piano pronunciationsiguiente pronunciationedificipronunciationdiccionaripronunciationtiempo pronunciation
ĩ0.28%domingo pronunciation
jJpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
x95.96%cejpronunciationorejpronunciationesponjpronunciationagujpronunciationespejpronunciation
χ4.04%juez pronunciation
kKpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k100.00%kilómetro pronunciation
lLpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
l100.00%reloj pronunciationkilómetro pronunciationlicor pronunciationleche pronunciationtúnel pronunciation
mMpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
m100.00%mucho pronunciationpulmón pronunciationmantequilla pronunciationmadre pronunciationcamisa pronunciation
nNpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
n92.21%ganso pronunciationjabón pronunciationnublado pronunciationonce pronunciationpáginpronunciation
ŋ5.19%domingo pronunciationcincuenta pronunciationnaranja pronunciationcinco pronunciationesponja pronunciation
m1.04%sinvergüenza pronunciation
ɲ0.35%poncho pronunciationancho pronunciation
ñÑpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɲ97.37%años pronunciationniñpronunciationarañpronunciationbañpronunciationseñor pronunciation
ɳ2.63%añadir pronunciation
oOpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
o98.73%globo pronunciationradio pronunciationcorbata pronunciationlicopronunciationcabo pronunciation
õ0.95%entonces pronunciationconversación pronunciation
ɔ0.32%formación pronunciation
pPpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
p100.00%policía pronunciationpared pronunciationcuerppronunciationperro pronunciationpizarra pronunciation
qQpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
rRpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɾ85.43%escuchar pronunciationahorpronunciationcomer pronunciationjardín pronunciationkilómetrpronunciation
r14.57%trece pronunciationbailar pronunciationrueda pronunciationcontrpronunciationradio pronunciation
sSpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
s99.14%espejo pronunciationsuya pronunciationsoldado pronunciationaños pronunciationdos pronunciation
z0.86%mismo pronunciation
tTpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
t100.00%tpronunciationtúnel pronunciationtodo pronunciationcantantpronunciationcontra pronunciation
uUpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
u70.15%uno pronunciationmuslo pronunciationnublado pronunciationmucho pronunciationsupronunciation
w26.15%cueva pronunciationhuevo pronunciationjueves pronunciationjuez pronunciationbuey pronunciation
silent3.38%siguiente pronunciationguerrero pronunciationguerra pronunciation
ũ0.31%preguntar pronunciation
vVpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b54.86%vaso pronunciationvaca pronunciationverde pronunciationverdura pronunciationciervpronunciation
β45.14%clavpronunciationnuevpronunciationavión pronunciationoveja pronunciationvez pronunciation
wWpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
xXpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ks100.00%extraño pronunciation
yYpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ʝ44.74%playpronunciationinyección pronunciationypronunciationypronunciation
j42.11%rey pronunciationhoy pronunciationbuey pronunciationsuypronunciationtuypronunciation
i13.16%y pronunciationhay pronunciationmuy pronunciation
zZpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
θ100.00%vez pronunciationcervezpronunciationmanzana pronunciationazúcar pronunciationluz pronunciation


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