Alfabeto español (abecedario)

Spanish Letter

Spanish Pronunciation of Name of  Letter

Phonetic Pronunciation of Name of Letter

English aids to Pronunciation of Name of Letter

a

a

[ah]

Austin

b

be (be larga, be grande, be de burro)

[bay]

bank

c

ce

[say]

same

*ch

che (ce hache)

[chay]

change

d

de

[day]

e

e

[ay]

cake

f

efe

[ay´-fay]

 

g

ge

[hay]

 

h

hache

[ah´-chay]

 

i

i

[ee]

tree

j

jota

[ho´-tah]

 

k

ca (ka) 

[kah]

codfish

l

ele

[ay´-lay]

 

*ll

elle (doble ele)

[ay´-lay]

 

m

eme

[ay´-may]

 

n

ene

[ay´-nay]

 

ñ

eñe

[ay´-nyay]

 

o

o

[o]

go

p

pe

[pay]

 

q

cu

[ku]

cool

r

ere

[ay´-day]

 

rr

erre (doble ere)

[ay´-rray]

 

s

ese

[ay´-say]

 

t

te

[tay]

table

u

u

[u]

tool

v

ve (uve, ve corta, ve chica, ve de vaca)

[bay]

 

w

doble u (doble ve, doble uve)

[do´-blay u]

 

x

equis

[ay´-kees]

hay keystone

y

i griega (ye)

[ee gree-ay´-gah]

 

z

ceta (zeta)

[say´-tah]

satan

*In 1994  the "ch" and the "ll" were officially eliminated from the Spanish alphabet.