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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%martes pronunciationa pronunciationbiblioteca pronunciationalmohada pronunciationrueda pronunciation
ä4.26%añadir pronunciationañadir pronunciationalgo pronunciationsoldado pronunciationmartillo pronunciation
ã0.38%mano pronunciation
ɑ0.23%calle pronunciationcabeza pronunciation
bBpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b51.33%libro pronunciationbrazo pronunciationabuelo pronunciationbosque pronunciationboca pronunciation
β48.67%tambor pronunciationabeja pronunciationhablar pronunciationcabeza pronunciationcabpronunciation
cCpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k65.07%cada pronunciationescuela pronunciationalcohol pronunciationarquitecto pronunciationcuello pronunciation
θ33.82%hacpronunciationciervo pronunciationcinco pronunciationcatorcpronunciation
s1.10%oncpronunciation
dDpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ð59.56%nadpronunciationverdpronunciationañadir pronunciationpared pronunciationvidpronunciation
d40.44%dieciséis pronunciationdía pronunciationfaldpronunciationdoce pronunciationdecir pronunciation
eEpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
e97.53%nueve pronunciationoreja pronunciationveinte pronunciationhe pronunciationmartepronunciation
2.07%entonces pronunciationdiente pronunciationseñor pronunciation
ɛ0.39%guerrero pronunciationguerrero pronunciation
fFpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
f100.00%sofá pronunciationmarfil pronunciationfrío pronunciationperfume pronunciationfaro pronunciation
gGpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɡ43.71%guerra pronunciationabrigpronunciationglobo pronunciationlengua pronunciationamigpronunciation
ɣ32.93%estómagpronunciationiglesia pronunciationpreguntar pronunciationabogado pronunciationsiguiente pronunciation
x18.56%ingeniero pronunciationcirugía pronunciationgina pronunciation
g3.59%algpronunciationenemigpronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciation
ɰ1.20%suegra pronunciationguante pronunciation
hHpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
silent100.00%harina pronunciationhizo pronunciationhecho pronunciationhombro pronunciationhpronunciation
iIpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
i70.45%vida pronunciationniño pronunciationisla pronunciationiglesia pronunciationbailar pronunciation
j29.26%diccionaripronunciationtierra pronunciationinyección pronunciationbiblioteca pronunciationviernes pronunciation
ĩ0.28%domingo pronunciation
jJpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
x95.96%naranjpronunciationabejpronunciationjabón pronunciationovejpronunciation
χ4.04%juez pronunciation
kKpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k100.00%kilómetro pronunciation
lLpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
l100.00%playa pronunciationel pronunciationmuslpronunciationnublado pronunciationlunes pronunciation
mMpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
m100.00%siempre pronunciationtambién pronunciationmejilla pronunciationmiércoles pronunciationhombro pronunciation
nNpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
n92.21%ballenpronunciationviernes pronunciationquince pronunciationnueve pronunciationvergüenza pronunciation
ŋ5.19%cinco pronunciationnaranja pronunciationlengua pronunciationesponja pronunciationblanco pronunciation
m1.04%sinvergüenza pronunciation
ɲ0.35%poncho pronunciationancho pronunciation
ñÑpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɲ97.37%extrañpronunciationarañpronunciationseñor pronunciationaños pronunciationuñpronunciation
ɳ2.63%añadir pronunciation
oOpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
o98.73%abogado pronunciationcolopronunciationabuelo pronunciationmuslo pronunciationnublado pronunciation
õ0.95%entonces pronunciationconversación pronunciation
ɔ0.32%formación pronunciation
pPpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
p100.00%por pronunciationparte pronunciationsiempre pronunciationpan pronunciationpágina pronunciation
qQpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
rRpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɾ85.43%mar pronunciationabrigo pronunciationarquitecto pronunciationtambor pronunciationcomer pronunciation
r14.57%mariposa pronunciationcantar pronunciationperfume pronunciationrueda pronunciationtrece pronunciation
sSpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
s99.14%cisne pronunciationlunes pronunciationspronunciationsábado pronunciationestómago pronunciation
z0.86%mismo pronunciation
tTpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
t100.00%tal pronunciationtuyo pronunciationcantar pronunciationtiza pronunciationguantpronunciation
uUpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
u70.15%pulmón pronunciationcirugía pronunciationuno pronunciationescritura pronunciationabuela pronunciation
w26.15%cuando pronunciationsuegra pronunciationhuevo pronunciationcincuenta pronunciationnueve pronunciation
silent3.38%guerrero pronunciationguerra pronunciationsiguiente pronunciation
ũ0.31%preguntar pronunciation
vVpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b54.86%vaso pronunciationvergüenza pronunciationuvpronunciationverde pronunciationvida pronunciation
β45.14%oveja pronunciationnuevpronunciationcerveza pronunciationvez pronunciationlluvia pronunciation
wWpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
xXpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ks100.00%extraño pronunciation
yYpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ʝ44.74%ypronunciationplaypronunciationypronunciationinyección pronunciation
j42.11%tuypronunciationsuypronunciationbuey pronunciationrey pronunciationhoy pronunciation
i13.16%muy pronunciationy pronunciationhay pronunciation
zZpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
θ100.00%juez pronunciationmarzpronunciationnariz pronunciationazul pronunciationcalabazpronunciation


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