Spanish letters are all feminine:
e.g.,
la jota.
Letters with accents are spelled: e.g. i con acento (í).
Most to least frequent in Spanish writings: E A O S R N I D L C T
U M P B G V Y Q H F Z J Ñ X W K; vowels are about 45% of the total.
¿cómo se escribe tu apellido? – how do you write your surname?
se escribe ...
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| sound
| alternative name(s)
|
| Spanish
| English
|
| a
| a
| ah
| |
| b
| be
| bay
| be larga / be alta / be grande
|
| c
| ce
| thay
| |
| d
| de
| day
| |
| e
| e
| ay
| |
| f
| efe
| ef-ay
| |
| g
| ge
| hay (back of throat)
| |
| h
| hache
| achay
| |
| i
| i
| ee
| i latina
|
| j
| jota
| hota (back of throat)
| |
| k
| ka
| kah
| |
| l
| ele
| el-ay
| |
| m
| eme
| em-ay
| |
| n
| ene
| en-ay
| |
| ñ
| eñe
| eny-ay
| |
| o
| o
| oh
| |
| p
| pe
| pay
| |
| q
| cu
| ku
| |
| r
| erre
| er-ay
| |
| s
| ese
| ess-ay
| |
| t
| te
| tay
| |
| u
| u
| oo
| |
| v
| uve
| oo vay
| ve corta / ve chica / ve baja
|
| w
| doble uve
| doblay oo vay
| uve doble / doble ve / doble u
|
| x
| equis
| ay keese (as dos equis)
| |
| y
| ye
| yay
| i griega (ee griega)
|
| z
| zeta
| theta
|
|
No longer treated as single letters or digraphs:
|
| sound
| alternative name(s)
|
| Spanish
| English
|
| ch
| che
| chay
| ce hache (thay achay)
|
| gu
| ge u
| hay oo
| |
| ll
| elle
| ayyay
| doble ele
|
| qu
| cu u
| ku oo
| |
| rr
| doble erre
| doblay eray
| |