Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation268

The Spanish alphabet consists of 27 letters, five of which have diacritical marks (accents). The Spanish alphabet is very similar to the English alphabet, with the addition of the letters ñ and, in some cases, the letter ç. The pronunciations of the Spanish alphabet are as follows:

Pronunciation of the Spanish Alphabet

Aa - pronounced like the "a" in "father"
Bb - pronounced like the "b" in "ball"
Cc - pronounced like the "c" in "cat"
Ch - pronounced like the "ch" in "chat"
Dd - pronounced like the "d" in "dog"
Ee - pronounced like the "e" in "egg"
Ff - pronounced like the "f" in "fish"
Gg - pronounced like the "g" in "go"
Hh - pronounced like the "h" in "hat"
Ii - pronounced like the "i" in "is"
Jj - pronounced like the "j" in "jam"
Kk - pronounced like the "k" in "kite"
Ll - pronounced like the "l" in "lamb"
Mm - pronounced like the "m" in "man"
Nn - pronounced like the "n" in "nose"
Ññ - pronounced like the "ny" in "canyon"
Oo - pronounced like the "o" in "old"
Pp - pronounced like the "p" in "pat"
Qq - pronounced like the "k" in "kite"
Rr - pronounced like the "r" in "run"
Ss - pronounced like the "s" in "sit"
Tt - pronounced like the "t" in "ten"
Uu - pronounced like the "oo" in "boot"
Vv - pronounced like the "v" in "van"
Ww - pronounced like the "w" in "water"
Xx - pronounced like the "x" in "box"
Yy - pronounced like the "y" in "yes"
Zz - pronounced like the "z" in "zebra"

Diacritical Marks

In addition to the 27 letters of the Spanish alphabet, there are also five diacritical marks (accents) that can be used to change the pronunciation of a letter. These diacritical marks are:
Acute accent (´): This accent is placed over the vowels a, e, i, o, and u to indicate that the vowel is stressed.
Grave accent (`): This accent is placed over the vowels a, e, i, o, and u to indicate that the vowel is stressed and that the word is a noun.
Circumflex accent (^): This accent is placed over the vowels a, e, i, o, and u to indicate that the vowel is stressed and that the word is a verb.
Diaeresis (¨): This accent is placed over the vowels a, e, i, o, and u to indicate that the vowel is pronounced separately from the following vowel.
Tilde (~): This accent is placed over the vowel n to indicate that the vowel is pronounced like the "ny" in "canyon".

Pronunciation of the Spanish Alphabet with Diacritical Marks

The following is a list of the pronunciations of the Spanish alphabet with diacritical marks:
Áá - pronounced like the "a" in "father"
Éé - pronounced like the "e" in "egg"
Íí - pronounced like the "i" in "is"
Óó - pronounced like the "o" in "old"
Úú - pronounced like the "oo" in "boot"
Àà - pronounced like the "a" in "father" but with a grave accent
Èè - pronounced like the "e" in "egg" but with a grave accent
Ìì - pronounced like the "i" in "is" but with a grave accent
Òò - pronounced like the "o" in "old" but with a grave accent
Ùù - pronounced like the "oo" in "boot" but with a grave accent
Ââ - pronounced like the "a" in "father" but with a circumflex accent
Êê - pronounced like the "e" in "egg" but with a circumflex accent
Îî - pronounced like the "i" in "is" but with a circumflex accent
Ôô - pronounced like the "o" in "old" but with a circumflex accent
Ûû - pronounced like the "oo" in "boot" but with a circumflex accent
Ää - pronounced like the "a" in "father" but with a diaeresis
Ëë - pronounced like the "e" in "egg" but with a diaeresis
Ïï - pronounced like the "i" in "is" but with a diaeresis
Öö - pronounced like the "o" in "old" but with a diaeresis
Üü - pronounced like the "oo" in "boot" but with a diaeresis
Ññ - pronounced like the "ny" in "canyon"