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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%aguja pronunciationcantante pronunciationtiza pronunciationlluvia pronunciationnaranja pronunciation
ä4.26%martillo pronunciationcada pronunciationsoldado pronunciationalgo pronunciationmantequilla pronunciation
ã0.38%mano pronunciation
ɑ0.23%cabeza pronunciationcalle pronunciation
bBpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b51.33%también pronunciationabuela pronunciationhombre pronunciationjabón pronunciationbrazo pronunciation
β48.67%estabpronunciationcorbata pronunciationcabpronunciationescobpronunciationabrigo pronunciation
cCpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k65.07%camisa pronunciationbibliotecpronunciationinyección pronunciationcuello pronunciationcincuenta pronunciation
θ33.82%formación pronunciationcanción pronunciationcrucpronunciationquincpronunciationaceite pronunciation
s1.10%oncpronunciation
dDpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ð59.56%cazador pronunciationradio pronunciationvidpronunciationabogadpronunciationsoldadpronunciation
d40.44%cuandpronunciationdomingo pronunciationespaldpronunciationdespués pronunciationdiente pronunciation
eEpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
e97.53%epronunciationsiempre pronunciationespejo pronunciationella pronunciationlunepronunciation
2.07%entonces pronunciationseñor pronunciationdiente pronunciation
ɛ0.39%guerrero pronunciationguerrero pronunciation
fFpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
f100.00%formación pronunciationfalda pronunciationfaro pronunciationmarfil pronunciationperfume pronunciation
gGpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɡ43.71%ganso pronunciationamigpronunciationglobo pronunciationguerrero pronunciationgris pronunciation
ɣ32.93%estómagpronunciationsiguiente pronunciationvergüenza pronunciationabogado pronunciationpreguntar pronunciation
x18.56%gina pronunciationingeniero pronunciationcirugía pronunciation
g3.59%enemigpronunciationalgpronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciation
ɰ1.20%suegra pronunciationguante pronunciation
hHpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
silent100.00%hace pronunciationhay pronunciationhacia pronunciationhpronunciationhablar pronunciation
iIpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
i70.45%bailar pronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciationnaripronunciationdieciipronunciationseipronunciation
j29.26%diente pronunciationtambién pronunciationdiccionaripronunciationsiete pronunciationiglesipronunciation
ĩ0.28%domingo pronunciation
jJpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
x95.96%agujpronunciationojpronunciationjardín pronunciationabejpronunciationreloj pronunciation
χ4.04%juez pronunciation
kKpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k100.00%kilómetro pronunciation
lLpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
l100.00%lunes pronunciationmuslpronunciationluz pronunciationalcohol pronunciationlicor pronunciation
mMpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
m100.00%tambor pronunciationdomingo pronunciationmar pronunciationmatemáticas pronunciationmucho pronunciation
nNpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
n92.21%bien pronunciationavión pronunciationsiguiente pronunciationconejo pronunciationnariz pronunciation
ŋ5.19%blanco pronunciationcincuenta pronunciationdomingo pronunciationcinco pronunciationlengua pronunciation
m1.04%sinvergüenza pronunciation
ɲ0.35%ancho pronunciationponcho pronunciation
ñÑpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɲ97.37%extrañpronunciationseñor pronunciationaños pronunciationarañpronunciationbañpronunciation
ɳ2.63%añadir pronunciation
oOpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
o98.73%kilómetro pronunciationoreja pronunciationhuevo pronunciationcodo pronunciationpecho pronunciation
õ0.95%conversación pronunciationentonces pronunciation
ɔ0.32%formación pronunciation
pPpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
p100.00%pizarra pronunciationpelo pronunciationesponja pronunciationperro pronunciationpie pronunciation
qQpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
rRpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɾ85.43%escuchar pronunciationcatorce pronunciationenerpronunciationfrío pronunciationseñor pronunciation
r14.57%reloj pronunciationrueda pronunciationmadrpronunciationrojo pronunciationbailar pronunciation
sSpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
s99.14%s pronunciationspronunciationsuya pronunciationsus pronunciationmaripospronunciation
z0.86%mismo pronunciation
tTpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
t100.00%tiza pronunciationorquestpronunciationcontra pronunciationestaba pronunciationaceitpronunciation
uUpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
u70.15%cubo pronunciationaguja pronunciationcirugía pronunciationperfume pronunciationpulmón pronunciation
w26.15%juez pronunciationfupronunciationdespués pronunciationmupronunciationsuegra pronunciation
silent3.38%guerra pronunciationguerrero pronunciationsiguiente pronunciation
ũ0.31%preguntar pronunciation
vVpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b54.86%viernes pronunciationvaso pronunciationveinte pronunciationciervpronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciation
β45.14%oveja pronunciationcerveza pronunciationnuevpronunciationlluvia pronunciationclavpronunciation
wWpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
xXpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ks100.00%extraño pronunciation
yYpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ʝ44.74%playpronunciationypronunciationinyección pronunciationypronunciation
j42.11%suypronunciationrey pronunciationhoy pronunciationbuey pronunciationtuypronunciation
i13.16%muy pronunciationhay pronunciationy pronunciation
zZpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
θ100.00%vergüenzpronunciationtizpronunciationjuez pronunciationzorro pronunciationzapato pronunciation


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