Alphabet

Spanish Alphabet with Pronunciation Guide

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Letter	Name (in Spanish)	Example Word	English Sound
A	a	amor (love)	like a in father or car
B	be	bebé (baby)	like b in boy
C	ce	casa, cielo	before a, o, u: k in cat before e, i: th in think (Spain) or s in see (Latin America)
CH*	che	chico (boy)	like ch in chocolate
D	de	día (day)	like d in dog (softer, between d and th)
E	e	elefante (elephant)	like e in bed
F	efe	familia (family)	like f in fish
G	ge	gato, gente	before a, o, u: g in go before e, i: h in house
H	hache	hola (hello)	silent
I	i	isla (island)	like ee in see
J	jota	jamón (ham)	like the ch in Loch Ness or strong h
K	ka	kilómetro (kilometer)	like k in key (rare letter)
L	ele	luna (moon)	like l in love
LL*	elle	llave (key)	like y in yes (Latin America) or zh in measure (Argentina)
M	eme	mamá (mom)	like m in mother
N	ene	nube (cloud)	like n in no
Ñ	eñe	niño (child)	like ny in canyon
O	o	oso (bear)	like o in not or go (midway)
P	pe	papa (potato)	like p in pen
Q	cu	queso (cheese)	like k in kite (always followed by ue or ui)
R	ere	pero (but)	soft r, like dd in ladder
RR*	erre	perro (dog)	rolled r (vibrated tongue)
S	ese	sol (sun)	like s in see
T	te	taza (cup)	like t in top, softer (no puff of air)
U	u	uno (one)	like oo in boot
V	uve	vaca (cow)	like b in boy (sounds same as b)
W	uve doble	whisky	like w in water (used in foreign words)
X	equis	taxi	like ks in box or sometimes h (México)
Y	i griega	yo (I)	like y in yes or ee in see (at the end of a word)
Z	zeta	zapato (shoe)	like th in think (Spain) or s in sun (Latin America)

⭐ Notes:

• Letters marked with * (CH, LL, RR) are no longer considered separate letters in modern dictionaries, but are still taught because they sound unique.
• In Latin America, C and Z are both pronounced like S.
• In Spain, C (before e, i) and Z sound like the English th.