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Spanish Alphabet

Spanish Alphabet

Learn Spanish Vowels, Consonants and Numerals

The Spanish alphabet consists of 27 letters, of which 5 are vowels and 22 are consonants[3]. Based on the Latin script, the Spanish alphabet includes one distinctive letter not found in the English alphabet: Ñ (eñe), which represents a palatal nasal sound. The five vowels A, E, I, O, U are clear and consistent in pronunciation, while the consonants include familiar letters like B, C, D, and the unique Ñ. Spanish also uses accented vowels (á, é, í, ó, ú) to indicate stress, along with the dieresis (ü) in specific combinations. This alphabet is used by approximately 595 million speakers worldwide[2], making Spanish the second most spoken native language in the world.

Spanish Vowel Letters

The Spanish alphabet includes 5 vowels, each representing pure, consistent sounds that are fundamental to Spanish pronunciation and make the language relatively phonetic.

Uppercase Vowels:

A
[A]
E
[E]
I
[I]
O
[O]
U
[U]

Lowercase Vowels:

a
[a]
e
[e]
i
[i]
o
[o]
u
[u]

Spanish Consonant Letters

The Spanish alphabet contains 22 consonants, including the distinctive ñ. As with most languages, in Spanish vowels and consonants combine to form syllables, which are the building blocks of words.

For example:

In the word "español" (Spanish), meaning "Spanish language", the vowels E, A, and O combine with the consonants S, P, Ñ, and L to form syllables and complete the word.

Uppercase Consonants:

B
[Be]
C
[Ce]
D
[De]
F
[Efe]
G
[Ge]
H
[Hache]
J
[Jota]
K
[Ka]
L
[Ele]
M
[Eme]
N
[Ene]
Ñ
[Eñe]
P
[Pe]
Q
[Cu]
R
[Ere]
S
[Ese]
T
[Te]
V
[Uve]
W
[Uve doble]
X
[Equis]
Y
[Ye]
Z
[Zeta]

Lowercase Consonants:

b
[be]
c
[ce]
d
[de]
f
[efe]
g
[ge]
h
[hache]
j
[jota]
k
[ka]
l
[ele]
m
[eme]
n
[ene]
ñ
[eñe]
p
[pe]
q
[cu]
r
[ere]
s
[ese]
t
[te]
v
[uve]
w
[uve doble]
x
[equis]
y
[ye]
z
[zeta]

Accented Vowels (Lowercase)

Spanish uses acute accents (á, é, í, ó, ú) to indicate stress and the dieresis (ü) in specific combinations like "güe" and "güi".

á
[a acute]
é
[e acute]
í
[i acute]
ó
[o acute]
ú
[u acute]
ü
[u diaeresis]

Accented Vowels (Uppercase)

Uppercase accented vowels (Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ü) follow the same rules as their lowercase counterparts.

Á
[A acute]
É
[E acute]
Í
[I acute]
Ó
[O acute]
Ú
[U acute]
Ü
[U diaeresis]

Complete Spanish Alphabet

The complete Spanish alphabet with all 27 letters including the distinctive ñ (eñe).

A a
B b
C c
D d
E e
F f
G g
H h
I i
J j
K k
L l
M m
N n
Ñ ñ
O o
P p
Q q
R r
S s
T t
U u
V v
W w
X x
Y y
Z z

Spanish Numerals

0
[cero]
1
[uno]
2
[dos]
3
[tres]
4
[cuatro]
5
[cinco]
6
[seis]
7
[siete]
8
[ocho]
9
[nueve]

Punctuation and Symbols

Spanish uses unique punctuation marks including inverted question marks (¿) and inverted exclamation points (¡) at the beginning of questions and exclamations.

¿
?
¡
!
.
,
;
:
"
'
«
»

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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References:

Sambhu Raj SinghSambhu Raj Singh · LinkedIn · GitHub · Npm

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