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%	iba
ä	4.26%	mantequilla
ã	0.38%	mano
ɑ	0.23%	cabeza

IPA	Frequency	Example
b	51.33%	buey
β	48.67%	calabaza

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

IPA	Frequency	Example
ð	59.56%	soldado
d	40.44%	diccionario

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

IPA	Frequency	Example
f	100.00%	falda

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɡ	43.71%	gato
ɣ	32.93%	aguja
x	18.56%	cirugía
g	3.59%	sinvergüenza
ɰ	1.20%	suegra

IPA	Frequency	Example
silent	100.00%	harina

IPA	Frequency	Example
i	70.45%	quince
j	29.26%	viernes
ĩ	0.28%	domingo

IPA	Frequency	Example
x	95.96%	mejilla
χ	4.04%	juez

IPA	Frequency	Example
k	100.00%	kilómetro

IPA	Frequency	Example
l	100.00%	lunes

IPA	Frequency	Example
m	100.00%	manzana

IPA	Frequency	Example
n	92.21%	pulmón
ŋ	5.19%	esponja
m	1.04%	sinvergüenza
ɲ	0.35%	poncho

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɲ	97.37%	baño
ɳ	2.63%	añadir

IPA	Frequency	Example
o	98.73%	ingeniero
õ	0.95%	entonces
ɔ	0.32%	formación

IPA	Frequency	Example
p	100.00%	página

IPA	Frequency	Example

IPA	Frequency	Example
ɾ	85.43%	mejor
r	14.57%	rueda

IPA	Frequency	Example
s	99.14%	queso
z	0.86%	mismo

IPA	Frequency	Example
t	100.00%	tiempo

IPA	Frequency	Example
u	70.15%	uva
w	26.15%	fue
silent	3.38%	siguiente
ũ	0.31%	preguntar

IPA	Frequency	Example
b	54.86%	vino
β	45.14%	vez

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%	vergüenza

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