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%	lluvia
ä	4.26%	martillo
ã	0.38%	mano
ɑ	0.23%	calle

IPA	Frequency	Example
b	51.33%	hombre
β	48.67%	estaba

IPA	Frequency	Example
k	65.07%	pescado
θ	33.82%	cinco
s	1.10%	once

IPA	Frequency	Example
ð	59.56%	radio
d	40.44%	dedo

IPA	Frequency	Example
e	97.53%	desde
ẽ	2.07%	diente
ɛ	0.39%	guerrero

IPA	Frequency	Example
f	100.00%	sofá

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɡ	43.71%	guerrero
ɣ	32.93%	siguiente
x	18.56%	ingeniero
g	3.59%	enemigo
ɰ	1.20%	suegra

IPA	Frequency	Example
silent	100.00%	hizo

IPA	Frequency	Example
i	70.45%	camisa
j	29.26%	conversación
ĩ	0.28%	domingo

IPA	Frequency	Example
x	95.96%	oreja
χ	4.04%	juez

IPA	Frequency	Example
k	100.00%	kilómetro

IPA	Frequency	Example
l	100.00%	clavo

IPA	Frequency	Example
m	100.00%	mismo

IPA	Frequency	Example
n	92.21%	manzana
ŋ	5.19%	cincuenta
m	1.04%	sinvergüenza
ɲ	0.35%	poncho

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɲ	97.37%	años
ɳ	2.63%	añadir

IPA	Frequency	Example
o	98.73%	camello
õ	0.95%	conversación
ɔ	0.32%	formación

IPA	Frequency	Example
p	100.00%	papel

IPA	Frequency	Example

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɾ	85.43%	hacer
r	14.57%	mariposa

IPA	Frequency	Example
s	99.14%	usted
z	0.86%	mismo

IPA	Frequency	Example
t	100.00%	bicicleta

IPA	Frequency	Example
u	70.15%	cirugía
w	26.15%	buey
silent	3.38%	siguiente
ũ	0.31%	preguntar

IPA	Frequency	Example
b	54.86%	ciervo
β	45.14%	huevo

IPA	Frequency	Example

IPA	Frequency	Example
ks	100.00%	extraño

IPA	Frequency	Example
ʝ	44.74%	yo
j	42.11%	hoy
i	13.16%	y

IPA	Frequency	Example
θ	100.00%	nariz

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