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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%vaso pronunciationestaba pronunciationabeja pronunciationella pronunciationalmohada pronunciation
ä4.26%cada pronunciationmarzo pronunciationiglesia pronunciationsoldado pronunciationañadir pronunciation
ã0.38%mano pronunciation
ɑ0.23%calle pronunciationcabeza pronunciation
bBpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b51.33%también pronunciationbien pronunciationbado pronunciationhombro pronunciationbrazo pronunciation
β48.67%cabeza pronunciationcubpronunciationcorbata pronunciationcabpronunciationescobpronunciation
cCpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k65.07%chocolate pronunciationcruce pronunciationescritura pronunciationalcohol pronunciationvacpronunciation
θ33.82%inyección pronunciationcatorcpronunciationcinco pronunciationentonces pronunciationedificio pronunciation
s1.10%oncpronunciation
dDpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ð59.56%cascadpronunciationdedpronunciationedificio pronunciationsoldadpronunciationcadpronunciation
d40.44%faldpronunciationdos pronunciationdoce pronunciationsábadpronunciationdesdpronunciation
eEpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
e97.53%pelo pronunciationorquesta pronunciationdespués pronunciationiglesia pronunciationdesde pronunciation
2.07%entonces pronunciationdiente pronunciationseñor pronunciation
ɛ0.39%guerrero pronunciationguerrero pronunciation
fFpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
f100.00%faro pronunciationfue pronunciationedificio pronunciationformación pronunciationmarfil pronunciation
gGpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɡ43.71%ganso pronunciationgris pronunciationguerrero pronunciationgato pronunciationlagpronunciation
ɣ32.93%vergüenza pronunciationestómagpronunciationaguja pronunciationabogado pronunciationiglesia pronunciation
x18.56%cirugía pronunciationingeniero pronunciationgina pronunciation
g3.59%sinvergüenza pronunciationenemigpronunciationalgpronunciation
ɰ1.20%guante pronunciationsuegra pronunciation
hHpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
silent100.00%hecho pronunciationalcohol pronunciationhpronunciationahora pronunciationhace pronunciation
iIpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
i70.45%marfipronunciationdieciipronunciationañadipronunciationvida pronunciationlápipronunciation
j29.26%siete pronunciationradipronunciationhacipronunciationiglesipronunciationingeniero pronunciation
ĩ0.28%domingo pronunciation
jJpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
x95.96%ovejpronunciationabejpronunciationespejpronunciationreloj pronunciationjabón pronunciation
χ4.04%juez pronunciation
kKpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k100.00%kilómetro pronunciation
lLpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
l100.00%tal pronunciationalcohol pronunciationglobo pronunciationlunes pronunciationiglesia pronunciation
mMpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
m100.00%manzana pronunciationsiempre pronunciationmariposa pronunciationmuy pronunciationmartillo pronunciation
nNpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
n92.21%ganso pronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciationinyección pronunciationcincuenta pronunciationcien pronunciation
ŋ5.19%blanco pronunciationesponja pronunciationcincuenta pronunciationlengua pronunciationingeniero pronunciation
m1.04%sinvergüenza pronunciation
ɲ0.35%poncho pronunciationancho pronunciation
ñÑpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɲ97.37%extrañpronunciationarañpronunciationniñpronunciationaños pronunciationbañpronunciation
ɳ2.63%añadir pronunciation
oOpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
o98.73%abuelo pronunciationglobo pronunciationalcohopronunciationextraño pronunciationcorazón pronunciation
õ0.95%conversación pronunciationentonces pronunciation
ɔ0.32%formación pronunciation
pPpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
p100.00%cuerppronunciationsiempre pronunciationpiz pronunciationpecho pronunciationpero pronunciation
qQpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
rRpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɾ85.43%verde pronunciationbrazo pronunciationmirar pronunciationviernes pronunciationlicor pronunciation
r14.57%librpronunciationciervo pronunciationmadrpronunciationtrece pronunciationrío pronunciation
sSpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
s99.14%lunes pronunciationtres pronunciationagosto pronunciationspronunciationasí pronunciation
z0.86%mismo pronunciation
tTpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
t100.00%trece pronunciationpimientpronunciationmaestro pronunciationtiempo pronunciationextraño pronunciation
uUpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
u70.15%lupronunciationuva pronunciationnublado pronunciationmuslo pronunciationpulmón pronunciation
w26.15%huevo pronunciationcuerpo pronunciationjuez pronunciationcuando pronunciationescuela pronunciation
silent3.38%siguiente pronunciationguerrero pronunciationguerra pronunciation
ũ0.31%preguntar pronunciation
vVpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b54.86%veinte pronunciationvida pronunciationconversación pronunciationviernes pronunciationvaso pronunciation
β45.14%cerveza pronunciationcuevpronunciationnuevpronunciationclavpronunciationhuevpronunciation
wWpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
xXpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ks100.00%extraño pronunciation
yYpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ʝ44.74%playpronunciationinyección pronunciationypronunciationypronunciation
j42.11%hoy pronunciationtuypronunciationbuey pronunciationsuypronunciationrey pronunciation
i13.16%y pronunciationmuy pronunciationhay pronunciation
zZpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
θ100.00%cabezpronunciationjuez pronunciationpizarra pronunciationtazpronunciationsinvergüenzpronunciation


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