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Spanish Alphabet

Learn the Spanish names of all 27 letters, including ñ, and distinguish letter names from their sounds.

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Spanish alphabet names from A to I

The prompt gives an English letter label; type its Spanish name. The name of h is hache, although the letter is normally silent in words.

Spanish has 27 letters. Ch and ll are digraphs, combinations of two letters, rather than separate alphabet entries.

  • aletter A · AH
  • beletter B · BEH
  • celetter C · SEH
  • deletter D · DEH
  • eletter E · EH
  • efeletter F · EH-feh
  • geletter G · HEH
  • hacheletter H · AH-cheh
  • iletter I · EE
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Spanish Alphabet: the full list

Review the meanings and pronunciation, then use the printable worksheet to recall each Spanish answer.

Quick answer: letter A is a, letter B is be, letter C is ce, letter D is de, letter E is e, letter F is efe, letter G is ge, letter H is hache, and letter I is i.

Spanish alphabet names from A to I

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
letter AaAH
letter BbeBEH
letter CceSEH
letter DdeDEH
letter EeEH
letter FefeEH-feh
letter GgeHEH
letter HhacheAH-cheh
letter IiEE

Spanish letter names including ñ

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
letter JjotaHOH-tah
letter KkaKAH
letter LeleEH-leh
letter MemeEH-meh
letter NeneEH-neh
letter Ñ (N with tilde)eñeEH-nyeh
letter OoOH
letter PpePEH
letter QcuKOO

Spanish letter names from R to Z

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
letter RerreEH-rreh
letter SeseEH-seh
letter TteTEH
letter UuOO
letter VuveOO-beh
letter Wuve dobleOO-beh DOH-bleh
letter XequisEH-kees
letter YyeYEH
letter ZzetaSEH-tah
Spanish Alphabet chart with English meanings and Spanish pronunciation
Spanish Alphabet chart with English meanings and Spanish pronunciation. Download the chart · Printable worksheet · Save to Pinterest

Questions about spanish alphabet

How many letters are in the Spanish alphabet?

The modern Spanish alphabet has 27 letters, including ñ. Ch and ll are digraphs, not separate letters.

What is ñ called in Spanish?

Ñ is called eñe. It represents a sound similar to the ny in canyon.

Is the letter Y called ye or i griega?

Ye is the recommended name, and the traditional i griega remains valid. Both are accepted in this lesson.

How do you say W in Spanish?

Uve doble is the recommended name. Doble u, doble ve and ve doble are also used in different regions.

Do B and V sound different in Spanish words?

They normally represent the same sound system in Spanish. Their letter names help distinguish them when spelling.

Why does the lesson show letter H and accept hache?

The practice teaches letter names from English prompts. Hache is the Spanish name of H, even though h is usually silent inside words.

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Updated · Pronunciation guides use Latin American Spanish.