Spanish Alphabet | Alfabeto Español
The Spanish alphabet consists of 27 letters, including the distinctive letter Ñ. It uses the Latin alphabet with additional accented vowels.
A
A
ah
B
B
bay
C
C
say
D
D
day
E
E
ay
F
F
eh-fay
G
G
hay
H
H
ah-chay
I
I
ee
J
J
ho-tah
K
K
kah
L
L
eh-lay
M
M
eh-may
N
N
eh-nay
Ñ
Ñ
eh-nyay
O
O
oh
P
P
pay
Q
Q
koo
R
R
eh-ray
S
S
eh-say
T
T
tay
U
U
oo
V
V
vay
W
W
doh-blay-vay
X
X
eh-kees
Y
Y
ee-gree-ay-gah
Z
Z
say-tah
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About the Spanish Alphabet
The Spanish alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet with the addition of Ñ and various accented vowels used to indicate stress and pronunciation.
History
The Spanish alphabet evolved from Latin during the Roman occupation of Iberia. The letter Ñ was added in the medieval period to represent the palatal nasal sound.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- 27 letters including Ñ
- Accented vowels (á, é, í, ó, ú)
- Based on Latin alphabet
- Phonetic pronunciation