El alfabeto

Letter
a b c *ch d e f g h i j k l *ll m n o p q r *rr s t u v w

Name
a be, be grande ce che de e efe ge hache i, i latina jota ka ele elle eme ene ee o pe cu ere erre ese te u ve, ve chica ve doble, u doble, doble ve, doble u, uve doble equis Y griega zeta

Comments
Pronounced ah Be and ve are pronounced exactly the same in Spanish. To distinguish them, the expressions be grande / be chica are used. The letter c has a /k/ sound in ca, co, cu and a /s/ sound in ce, ci. Ch is no longer an official letter in the Spanish alphabet.

The letter g has a /h/ sound in ge, gi and a /g/ sound in ga, go, gu. The letter h is silent in Spanish. i and y are pronounced the same in Spanish, therefore we use the expressions griega with the y, and latina with the i. Pronounced like the English h. K is only used in words that are borrowed from other languages, like kilo and koala. Ll is no longer an official letter in the Spanish alphabet. Pronounced like the ny sound in canyon. The q must be followed by a u and the letters e or i. Rr has never been a separate letter in the Spanish alphabet, but it is used to distinguish the double r from the single r.

Pronounced like a b. W is only used in words that are borrowed from other languages, like sndwich. Pronounced like the English h or the letter s. Pronounced like the ll when used as a consonant, or like an i when used as a vowel. Pronounced like an s.

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