The Spanish Alphabet

Learn all 27 letters with pronunciation and examples

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A

Name: a

Sound: ah

amigo — friend

Tip: Like the "a" in "father"

B

Name: be

Sound: beh

bueno — good

Tip: Softer than English "b" between vowels

C

Name: ce

Sound: seh/keh

casa — house

Tip: "s" before e/i, "k" before a/o/u

D

Name: de

Sound: deh

donde — where

Tip: Softer "th" sound between vowels

E

Name: e

Sound: eh

escuela — school

Tip: Like the "e" in "bed"

F

Name: efe

Sound: eh-feh

familia — family

G

Name: ge

Sound: heh/geh

gato — cat

Tip: "h" before e/i, hard "g" before a/o/u

H

Name: hache

Sound: silent

hola — hello

Tip: Always silent in Spanish!

I

Name: i

Sound: ee

isla — island

Tip: Like "ee" in "see"

J

Name: jota

Sound: ho-tah

jugar — to play

Tip: Like a strong English "h"

K

Name: ka

Sound: kah

kilo — kilo

Tip: Only used in foreign words

L

Name: ele

Sound: eh-leh

libro — book

M

Name: eme

Sound: eh-meh

madre — mother

N

Name: ene

Sound: eh-neh

noche — night

Ñ

Name: eñe

Sound: eh-nyeh

niño — child

Tip: Like "ny" in "canyon"

O

Name: o

Sound: oh

ojo — eye

Tip: Like "o" in "go" but shorter

P

Name: pe

Sound: peh

padre — father

Q

Name: cu

Sound: koo

queso — cheese

Tip: Always followed by "u" (silent)

R

Name: ere

Sound: eh-reh

rojo — red

Tip: Rolled at beginning of words, trilled for "rr"

S

Name: ese

Sound: eh-seh

sol — sun

T

Name: te

Sound: teh

tiempo — time/weather

U

Name: u

Sound: oo

uva — grape

Tip: Like "oo" in "food"

V

Name: uve

Sound: oo-beh

verde — green

Tip: Pronounced like "b" in most dialects

W

Name: uve doble

Sound: oo-beh do-bleh

wifi — wifi

Tip: Only in foreign words

X

Name: equis

Sound: eh-kees

éxito — success

Y

Name: ye

Sound: yeh

yo — I

Z

Name: zeta

Sound: seh-tah

zapato — shoe

Tip: Like "th" in Spain, "s" in Latin America