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%	vaca
ä	4.26%	marzo
ã	0.38%	mano
ɑ	0.23%	calle

IPA	Frequency	Example
b	51.33%	jabón
β	48.67%	cubo

IPA	Frequency	Example
k	65.07%	calabaza
θ	33.82%	edificio
s	1.10%	once

IPA	Frequency	Example
ð	59.56%	cascada
d	40.44%	desde

IPA	Frequency	Example
e	97.53%	febrero
ẽ	2.07%	señor
ɛ	0.39%	guerrero

IPA	Frequency	Example
f	100.00%	perfume

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

IPA	Frequency	Example
silent	100.00%	hace

IPA	Frequency	Example
i	70.45%	sinvergüenza
j	29.26%	tierra
ĩ	0.28%	domingo

IPA	Frequency	Example
x	95.96%	conejo
χ	4.04%	juez

IPA	Frequency	Example
k	100.00%	kilómetro

IPA	Frequency	Example
l	100.00%	algo

IPA	Frequency	Example
m	100.00%	mano

IPA	Frequency	Example
n	92.21%	ganso
ŋ	5.19%	lengua
m	1.04%	sinvergüenza
ɲ	0.35%	ancho

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɲ	97.37%	araña
ɳ	2.63%	añadir

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

IPA	Frequency	Example
p	100.00%	pescado

IPA	Frequency	Example

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɾ	85.43%	preguntar
r	14.57%	armario

IPA	Frequency	Example
s	99.14%	vaso
z	0.86%	mismo

IPA	Frequency	Example
t	100.00%	preguntar

IPA	Frequency	Example
u	70.15%	u
w	26.15%	cuando
silent	3.38%	guerra
ũ	0.31%	preguntar

IPA	Frequency	Example
b	54.86%	veinte
β	45.14%	lluvia

IPA	Frequency	Example

IPA	Frequency	Example
ks	100.00%	extraño

IPA	Frequency	Example
ʝ	44.74%	playa
j	42.11%	tuyo
i	13.16%	muy

IPA	Frequency	Example
θ	100.00%	azúcar

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