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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%ganso pronunciationgato pronunciationamigo pronunciationdiccionario pronunciationescritura pronunciation
ä4.26%mantequilla pronunciationmartillo pronunciationmantequilla pronunciationalgo pronunciationcada pronunciation
ã0.38%mano pronunciation
ɑ0.23%cabeza pronunciationcalle pronunciation
bBpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b51.33%baño pronunciationbrazo pronunciationbien pronunciationballena pronunciationtambién pronunciation
β48.67%caballo pronunciationabrigo pronunciationcabeza pronunciationcorbata pronunciationestabpronunciation
cCpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k65.07%chocolate pronunciationcon pronunciationcuello pronunciationcazador pronunciationcomer pronunciation
θ33.82%hacia pronunciationdiccionario pronunciationcocina pronunciationdocpronunciationcinco pronunciation
s1.10%oncpronunciation
dDpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ð59.56%verdpronunciationpescadpronunciationdico pronunciationcascadpronunciationedificio pronunciation
d40.44%faldpronunciationcuandpronunciationdieciséis pronunciationdomingo pronunciationespaldpronunciation
eEpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
e97.53%espalda pronunciationperro pronunciationpescado pronunciationenemigo pronunciationseis pronunciation
2.07%entonces pronunciationdiente pronunciationseñor pronunciation
ɛ0.39%guerrero pronunciationguerrero pronunciation
fFpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
f100.00%perfume pronunciationfrío pronunciationfaro pronunciationfebrero pronunciationedificio pronunciation
gGpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɡ43.71%abrigpronunciationdomingpronunciationamigpronunciationganso pronunciationgato pronunciation
ɣ32.93%vergüenza pronunciationabogado pronunciationestómagpronunciationpreguntar pronunciationiglesia pronunciation
x18.56%ingeniero pronunciationcirugía pronunciationgina pronunciation
g3.59%enemigpronunciationsinvergüenza pronunciationalgpronunciation
ɰ1.20%suegra pronunciationguante pronunciation
hHpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
silent100.00%hpronunciationhpronunciationhace pronunciationhuevo pronunciationharina pronunciation
iIpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
i70.45%gripronunciationhizo pronunciationlápipronunciationseipronunciationmariposa pronunciation
j29.26%edificipronunciationbien pronunciationtambién pronunciationiglesipronunciationpimienta pronunciation
ĩ0.28%domingo pronunciation
jJpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
x95.96%conejpronunciationovejpronunciationmejilla pronunciationrojpronunciationespejpronunciation
χ4.04%juez pronunciation
kKpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
k100.00%kilómetro pronunciation
lLpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
l100.00%miel pronunciationsoldado pronunciationpolicía pronunciationazul pronunciationsal pronunciation
mMpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
m100.00%maestro pronunciationalmohada pronunciationmismpronunciationmanzana pronunciationmartillo pronunciation
nNpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
n92.21%cuando pronunciationcanción pronunciationavión pronunciationsin pronunciationniño pronunciation
ŋ5.19%cinco pronunciationnaranja pronunciationdomingo pronunciationlengua pronunciationblanco pronunciation
m1.04%sinvergüenza pronunciation
ɲ0.35%poncho pronunciationancho pronunciation
ñÑpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɲ97.37%niñpronunciationextrañpronunciationseñor pronunciationuñpronunciationbañpronunciation
ɳ2.63%añadir pronunciation
oOpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
o98.73%cubo pronunciationtambopronunciationcaballo pronunciationrelopronunciationpiano pronunciation
õ0.95%conversación pronunciationentonces pronunciation
ɔ0.32%formación pronunciation
pPpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
p100.00%pimienta pronunciationpapel pronunciationcuerppronunciationperfume pronunciationpizarra pronunciation
qQpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
rRpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ɾ85.43%cerveza pronunciationverdurpronunciationingenierpronunciationdecir pronunciationoreja pronunciation
r14.57%rey pronunciationhablar pronunciationrío pronunciationrueda pronunciationformación pronunciation
sSpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
s99.14%matemáticas pronunciationsábado pronunciationsí pronunciationaños pronunciationjueves pronunciation
z0.86%mismo pronunciation
tTpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
t100.00%contra pronunciationguantpronunciationcincuentpronunciationmartillo pronunciationsiguientpronunciation
uUpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
u70.15%una pronunciationlluvia pronunciationlunes pronunciationmucho pronunciationverdura pronunciation
w26.15%cuando pronunciationbuey pronunciationcueva pronunciationjuez pronunciationsuegra pronunciation
silent3.38%guerrero pronunciationsiguiente pronunciationguerra pronunciation
ũ0.31%preguntar pronunciation
vVpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
b54.86%verde pronunciationvaso pronunciationviernes pronunciationvino pronunciationvergüenza pronunciation
β45.14%huevpronunciationnuevpronunciationclavpronunciationlluvia pronunciationoveja pronunciation
wWpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
xXpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ks100.00%extraño pronunciation
yYpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
ʝ44.74%ypronunciationplaypronunciationypronunciationinyección pronunciation
j42.11%tuypronunciationhoy pronunciationbuey pronunciationrey pronunciationsuypronunciation
i13.16%muy pronunciationy pronunciationhay pronunciation
zZpronunciation
IPA Frequency Example
θ100.00%vez pronunciationcazador pronunciationcervezpronunciationmanzana pronunciationpizarra pronunciation


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