How to Say The Alphabet in Spanish

The Spanish Alphabet looks very similar to English, but there are important differences in pronunciation as well as one additional character that we don’t have in English. That character is “ñ” and it makes a “ny” sound. This makes for a for a total 27 characters in the Spanish Alphabet.

This is the official Royal Spanish Academy version that has changed has changed over time and no longer includes “ch”, “ll”, “rr”, and the name for the letter “y”. “Y” once was officially pronounced “i griega” (in Spanish), which translates to “greek i” (in English), but now has adopted the simpler name “ye”. 

Pay special attention to the vowels as they are quite distinct from the vowels we have in English. Practicing the sound they make within words is key to improving your pronunciation and reducing your accent in Spanish.

Use the audios below to practice spelling your name, or anything else, in Spanish.

Here’s the entire alphabet in one file so that you can practice it all together.

The Alphabet in Spanish

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