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The Spanish Alphabet (Revised 2010): Letters and Pronunciation

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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

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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

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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

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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

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B

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bancoboletotrabajocebadaebriohablarbomba obscuro

be

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C

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caracosacuracuidarcuentocrimenclimaactorcoñac

ce

cenacentrocimacielocineciudad

rocafocorocefácilcincoconcentrarcáncer

CHCC

chamaco, chino, chocar, chuleta, chueco, chancho, muchacho, ancho, salchicha

acción, accidente, lección

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D

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dadodeportedolorcadapedidopescadodrogaaldeadondedesdemitad

de

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E

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edadefectoéxitoestrellaelefanteeuropeorealleypeordeudacaerpoetasuerte

e

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F

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farolfelizgafasFranciscoflorgolfoconfianza esfuerzo

efe

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G

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gatogobiernogustolagolugarguapoaguaantiguodigno

ge

grande gripegloriagangatengo

GUGÜ

guerra, guitarra

lingüística, pingüino, averigüé, argüir

gemelosgenialgentegitanoescogeragitarcongelado

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H

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hacerholahumoahoraalmohadarehusar

hache

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I

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iglesiainterésislapisohaciahacíatierraidiomapaísseisegoístahuir

i

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J

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jabónjovenjuntosjefejirafabajocejarelajarreloj

jota

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K

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karatekilogramokilómetrokioscokermésNueva York

ka

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L

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labiolenteslibroLondresluchamalosolocalamarelevar

ele

soldadoAlfonso calmaalturablancoclaroinglésplacasolpiel

LL llano, lleno, lluvia, calle, ella, fallo, millón

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M

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Maríamamámesamontemucholomocremacampanabomberoálbumréquiem

eme

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N

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nadienegarnísperonotanuncalanaunoeneromensualenredoenviarconmigoenfermo

ene

antescuandomanchaencantadotangomonjavenalemáncomún

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Ñ

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ñoñoñoquisañoniñoleñapiñalimeño

eñe

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O

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osoOctaviolorosolocolorleónpiojocuotatoallapoema

o

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P

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panpapayapesopilapocopsicologíapsíquicolápizgrupo

pe

playaplomoprácticoprecioesperanzaamparoséptimo

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Q

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quejaquerer quesoquietoquijadaquímico

cu

QU

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R

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rápidorecadoricoroparubioparaperotoropuro

erre

brazocruzdramaFranciagraciaspropinatren

RR carro, perro, hierro, churro, irresponsable, ferrocarril

alrededorhonraIsraelsubrayarpostrománticopuertabailarcomer

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S

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salasimpleSusanacasaausenteesperarcostumbredesdemismorasgoinseguro

ese

cosasmenosmás

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T

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tabaco teléfonotintatodotúdatofototantoartelistaritmosexto

te

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U

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unútilmusaturnoigualbuenoruinacausafeudalTriunfoPerú

u

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V

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vasovecinovidavotovueloavelavarbrevevolverenvidiaenvase

uve

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W

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Washingtonwhiskey

wagnerianowatt

doble uve

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X

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xilófonoxenofobiaexamenexhibirmáximotaxi

equis

MéxicoOaxacaTexasXimena

excelenteexportarexplicarexplotarexteriortextoclímaxtórax

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Y

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yayemayoyunqueayerrayareyescónyuge

ye

yUruguayreysoymuy

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Z

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zapatozonazorrozumbarzepelínzincplazacorazóntiza

ceta

diezmolienzocapazlápizluzpez