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

IPA	Frequency	Example
a	95.14%	boca
ä	4.26%	martillo
ã	0.38%	mano
ɑ	0.23%	calle

IPA	Frequency	Example
b	51.33%	ballena
β	48.67%	tambor

IPA	Frequency	Example
k	65.07%	cuando
θ	33.82%	hace
s	1.10%	once

IPA	Frequency	Example
ð	59.56%	rueda
d	40.44%	cuando

IPA	Frequency	Example
e	97.53%	estómago
ẽ	2.07%	entonces
ɛ	0.39%	guerrero

IPA	Frequency	Example
f	100.00%	frío

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɡ	43.71%	lago
ɣ	32.93%	aguja
x	18.56%	cirugía
g	3.59%	sinvergüenza
ɰ	1.20%	guante

IPA	Frequency	Example
silent	100.00%	hay

IPA	Frequency	Example
i	70.45%	mi
j	29.26%	formación
ĩ	0.28%	domingo

IPA	Frequency	Example
x	95.96%	hijo
χ	4.04%	juez

IPA	Frequency	Example
k	100.00%	kilómetro

IPA	Frequency	Example
l	100.00%	alcohol

IPA	Frequency	Example
m	100.00%	mis

IPA	Frequency	Example
n	92.21%	carne
ŋ	5.19%	naranja
m	1.04%	sinvergüenza
ɲ	0.35%	poncho

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɲ	97.37%	niño
ɳ	2.63%	añadir

IPA	Frequency	Example
o	98.73%	comer
õ	0.95%	entonces
ɔ	0.32%	formación

IPA	Frequency	Example
p	100.00%	espejo

IPA	Frequency	Example

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɾ	85.43%	miércoles
r	14.57%	ciervo

IPA	Frequency	Example
s	99.14%	cisne
z	0.86%	mismo

IPA	Frequency	Example
t	100.00%	orquesta

IPA	Frequency	Example
u	70.15%	una
w	26.15%	suegra
silent	3.38%	guerrero
ũ	0.31%	preguntar

IPA	Frequency	Example
b	54.86%	conversación
β	45.14%	nueve

IPA	Frequency	Example

IPA	Frequency	Example
ks	100.00%	extraño

IPA	Frequency	Example
ʝ	44.74%	yo
j	42.11%	rey
i	13.16%	hay

IPA	Frequency	Example
θ	100.00%	lápiz

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