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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%comida pronunciationllorapronunciationcazador pronunciationpolicía pronunciationpizarra pronunciation
ä4.26%añadir pronunciationmartillo pronunciationalgo pronunciationañadir pronunciationmantequilla pronunciation
ã0.38%mano pronunciation
ɑ0.23%calle pronunciationcabeza pronunciation
bBpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b51.33%biblioteca pronunciationabuela pronunciationbado pronunciationbosque pronunciationbaño pronunciation
β48.67%calabaza pronunciationsaborear pronunciationcabpronunciationcaballo pronunciationcorbata pronunciation
cCpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k65.07%blancpronunciationconejo pronunciationcocina pronunciationcuello pronunciationcontra pronunciation
θ33.82%quincpronunciationentonces pronunciationcirugía pronunciationcatorcpronunciation
s1.10%oncpronunciation
dDpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ð59.56%abogadpronunciationtodpronunciationverdura pronunciationcazador pronunciationedificio pronunciation
d40.44%decir pronunciationdesdpronunciationdía pronunciationdesdpronunciationcuandpronunciation
eEpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
e97.53%leche pronunciationfebrero pronunciationtierra pronunciationbosque pronunciationbiepronunciation
2.07%diente pronunciationseñor pronunciationentonces pronunciation
ɛ0.39%guerrero pronunciationguerrero pronunciation
fFpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
f100.00%falda pronunciationformación pronunciationsofá pronunciationfaro pronunciationedificio pronunciation
gGpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɡ43.71%lagpronunciationguerrero pronunciationdomingpronunciationabrigpronunciationamigpronunciation
ɣ32.93%iglesia pronunciationabogado pronunciationsiguiente pronunciationaguja pronunciationestómagpronunciation
x18.56%gina pronunciationcirugía pronunciationingeniero pronunciation
g3.59%algpronunciationenemigpronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciation
ɰ1.20%suegra pronunciationguante pronunciation
hHpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
silent100.00%hablar pronunciationhijo pronunciationhecho pronunciationalmohada pronunciationhizo pronunciation
iIpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
i70.45%música pronunciationmipronunciationamigo pronunciationmismo pronunciationcisne pronunciation
j29.26%ingeniero pronunciationdieciséis pronunciationpiano pronunciationcien pronunciationhacipronunciation
ĩ0.28%domingo pronunciation
jJpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
x95.96%mejor pronunciationreloj pronunciationojpronunciationagujpronunciationesponjpronunciation
χ4.04%juez pronunciation
kKpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k100.00%kilómetro pronunciation
lLpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
l100.00%calabaza pronunciationalcohol pronunciationabuelpronunciationmarfil pronunciationreloj pronunciation
mMpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
m100.00%mpronunciationmejor pronunciationmariposa pronunciationperfumpronunciationmpronunciation
nNpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
n92.21%canción pronunciationmanpronunciationbalcón pronunciationpimienta pronunciationcolinpronunciation
ŋ5.19%naranja pronunciationblanco pronunciationingeniero pronunciationdomingo pronunciationlengua pronunciation
m1.04%sinvergüenza pronunciation
ɲ0.35%poncho pronunciationancho pronunciation
ñÑpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɲ97.37%extrañpronunciationaños pronunciationniñpronunciationseñor pronunciationbañpronunciation
ɳ2.63%añadir pronunciation
oOpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
o98.73%no pronunciationsoldado pronunciationvino pronunciationsoldado pronunciationtodo pronunciation
õ0.95%entonces pronunciationconversación pronunciation
ɔ0.32%formación pronunciation
pPpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
p100.00%pared pronunciationponcho pronunciationtiemppronunciationpágina pronunciationmariposa pronunciation
qQpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
rRpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɾ85.43%ingenierpronunciationmarfil pronunciationsaborear pronunciationorquesta pronunciationdecir pronunciation
r14.57%reloj pronunciationrío pronunciationperfume pronunciationchillar pronunciationgris pronunciation
sSpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
s99.14%después pronunciationsiete pronunciationsuya pronunciationentonces pronunciationmiércoles pronunciation
z0.86%mismo pronunciation
tTpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
t100.00%tpronunciationcatorce pronunciationgatpronunciationagostpronunciationtambor pronunciation
uUpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
u70.15%lunes pronunciationperfume pronunciationuno pronunciationabuelo pronunciationabuela pronunciation
w26.15%rueda pronunciationnueve pronunciationescuela pronunciationjuez pronunciationfupronunciation
silent3.38%guerrero pronunciationguerra pronunciationsiguiente pronunciation
ũ0.31%preguntar pronunciation
vVpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b54.86%vida pronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciationvino pronunciationverde pronunciationveinte pronunciation
β45.14%jueves pronunciationnuevpronunciationcuevpronunciationoveja pronunciationhuevpronunciation
wWpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
xXpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ks100.00%extraño pronunciation
yYpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ʝ44.74%inyección pronunciationypronunciationypronunciationplaypronunciation
j42.11%buey pronunciationrey pronunciationtuypronunciationsuypronunciationhoy pronunciation
i13.16%y pronunciationmuy pronunciationhay pronunciation
zZpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
θ100.00%arroz pronunciationtazpronunciationvergüenzpronunciationjuez pronunciationcorazón pronunciation


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