El Alfabeto Español

The Spanish alphabet has 27 letters. Let’s learn each one with its pronunciation.

The Letters

• A (a) - as in “father”
• B (be) - like English “b”
• C (ce) - like “k” before a, o, u; like “s” before e, i
• D (de) - like English “d”
• E (e) - as in “met”
• F (efe) - like English “f”
• G (ge) - like “g” in “go” before a, o, u; like “h” before e, i
• H (hache) - silent in Spanish
• I (i) - as in “meet”
• J (jota) - like English “h” in “hello”
• K (ka) - like English “k”
• L (ele) - like English “l”
• M (eme) - like English “m”
• N (ene) - like English “n”
• Ñ (eñe) - like “ny” in “canyon”
• O (o) - as in “hope”
• P (pe) - like English “p”
• Q (cu) - like English “k”, always followed by “ue” or “ui”
• R (ere) - rolled “r”
• S (ese) - like English “s”
• T (te) - like English “t”
• U (u) - as in “moon”
• V (uve) - like English “v” or soft “b”
• W (uve doble) - like English “w”
• X (equis) - like English “x”
• Y (ye or i griega) - like English “y”
• Z (zeta) - like English “s” or “th” in Spain

Practice Words

• Casa (house)
• Niño (boy)
• Jaula (cage)
• Queso (cheese)
• Zapato (shoe)