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In this slideshow, I present the latest version of the Spanish alphabet (el abecedario or alfabeto) as approved by the Real Academia Española. I review the official names for all of the letters and provide numerous examples of how they are pronounced depending on their positions.
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The Spanish Alphabet
Names of the Letters and Examples of Pronunciations
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Letters of the Spanish Alphabet
Letter Namea ab bec ced dee ef efeg geh hachei i
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Letters of the Spanish Alphabet
Letter Namej jotak kal elem emen eneñ eñeo op peq cu
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Letters of the Spanish Alphabet
Letter Namer erres eset teu uv uvew doble uvex equisy yez ceta
Spanish Royal Academy Spelling Reform 2010
Reduces alphabet to 27 lettersCH and LL no longer considered letters
Standardizes names and spellings of certain lettersLetter B = be (rather than be larga be alta)Letter V = uve (rather than be corta or be
chica)Letter W = doble uve (rather than ve doble, uve
doble, doble ve, doble u)Letter Y = ye (rather than i griega)Letter Z = spelling standardized as ceta
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Spanish Alphabet – Names of Letters
LettersOfficial names
Previous/alternate names
a ab be be alta, be larga, be de burro
c ced dee ef efeg geh hachei i i latina
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Spanish Alphabet – Names of Letters
Letters Official names
Previous/alternate names
j jotak kal elem emen eneñ eñeo op peq cu
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Spanish Alphabet – Names of Letters
LettersOfficial names
Previous/alternate names
r erre ere
s eset teu uv uve ve, ve chica, be corta, ve de
vaca
w doble uve ve doble, uve doble, doble ve, doble u
x equisy yez ceta zeta, ceda, zeda
Digraphs Are Not LettersDiagraphs: Two-letter combinations used in spelling
to represent a single sound.
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Digraphs Names Notes
CH che formerly a letter of the alphabet
LL elle, doble ele formerly a letter of the alphabet
RR doble erre was not a separate letter
GU‘hard g’ /g/ sound before e and iguerra, guitarra
QU‘hard c’ /k/ sound before e and i: queso, quijada
Spanish Pronunciation 1011. Letters are (imperfect) graphic representations
of sounds2. Letters can represent more than one sound; the
same sound can be represented by multiple letters
3. Dialectic differences can affect pronunciation4. Spanish has five relatively stable vowel sounds5. The sounds of consonants – and vowels as well –
differ depending on their position within a word or word group; letters can represent different sounds based on their positions
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A
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ayeramigomañanacasapadreamistadAméricaairesaunapianistaJuana
a
B
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bancoboletotrabajocebadaebriohablarbomba obscuro
be
C
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caracosacuracuidarcuentocrimenclimaactorcoñac
ce
cenacentrocimacielocineciudad
rocafocorocefácilcincoconcentrarcáncer
CHCC
chamaco, chino, chocar, chuleta, chueco, chancho, muchacho, ancho, salchicha
acción, accidente, lección
D
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dadodeportedolorcadapedidopescadodrogaaldeadondedesdemitad
de
E
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edadefectoéxitoestrellaelefanteeuropeorealleypeordeudacaerpoetasuerte
e
F
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farolfelizgafasFranciscoflorgolfoconfianza esfuerzo
efe
G
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gatogobiernogustolagolugarguapoaguaantiguodigno
ge
grande gripegloriagangatengo
GUGÜ
guerra, guitarra
lingüística, pingüino, averigüé, argüir
gemelosgenialgentegitanoescogeragitarcongelado
H
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hacerholahumoahoraalmohadarehusar
hache
I
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iglesiainterésislapisohaciahacíatierraidiomapaísseisegoístahuir
i
J
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jabónjovenjuntosjefejirafabajocejarelajarreloj
jota
K
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karatekilogramokilómetrokioscokermésNueva York
ka
L
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labiolenteslibroLondresluchamalosolocalamarelevar
ele
soldadoAlfonso calmaalturablancoclaroinglésplacasolpiel
LL llano, lleno, lluvia, calle, ella, fallo, millón
M
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Maríamamámesamontemucholomocremacampanabomberoálbumréquiem
eme
N
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nadienegarnísperonotanuncalanaunoeneromensualenredoenviarconmigoenfermo
ene
antescuandomanchaencantadotangomonjavenalemáncomún
Ñ
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ñoñoñoquisañoniñoleñapiñalimeño
eñe
O
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P
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panpapayapesopilapocopsicologíapsíquicolápizgrupo
pe
playaplomoprácticoprecioesperanzaamparoséptimo
Q
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quejaquerer quesoquietoquijadaquímico
cu
QU
R
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rápidorecadoricoroparubioparaperotoropuro
erre
brazocruzdramaFranciagraciaspropinatren
RR carro, perro, hierro, churro, irresponsable, ferrocarril
alrededorhonraIsraelsubrayarpostrománticopuertabailarcomer
S
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salasimpleSusanacasaausenteesperarcostumbredesdemismorasgoinseguro
ese
cosasmenosmás
T
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tabaco teléfonotintatodotúdatofototantoartelistaritmosexto
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U
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unútilmusaturnoigualbuenoruinacausafeudalTriunfoPerú
u
V
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vasovecinovidavotovueloavelavarbrevevolverenvidiaenvase
uve
W
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Washingtonwhiskey
wagnerianowatt
doble uve
X
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xilófonoxenofobiaexamenexhibirmáximotaxi
equis
MéxicoOaxacaTexasXimena
excelenteexportarexplicarexplotarexteriortextoclímaxtórax
Y
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yayemayoyunqueayerrayareyescónyuge
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yUruguayreysoymuy
Z
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zapatozonazorrozumbarzepelínzincplazacorazóntiza
ceta
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