THE SPANISH ALPHABET 
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                                         Use the names of the letters if you need to spell something aloud. 
                                                                                   
                                 LETTER LETTER NAME PRONUNCIATION 
                                      a                                    a ah 
                                      b                            be (grande)*                           beh (g'DDAHN-theh) 
                                      c                                   ce seh 
                                   ch**                                  che cheh 
                                      d                                   de theh 
                                      e                                    e eh 
                                      f                                  efe EH-feh 
                                      g                                   ge heh 
                                      h                                 hache AH-cheh 
                                      i                                     i ee 
                                      j                                  jota HOH-tah 
                                      k                                   ka kah 
                                      l                                   ele EH-leh 
                                    ll**                         elle / doble ele                   EH-yeh / THOH-bleh EH-leh 
                                     m                                   eme EH-meh 
                                      n                                  ene EH-neh 
                                      ñ                                  eñe EHN-yeh 
                                      o                                    o oh 
                                      p                                   pe peh 
                                      q                                   cu coo 
                                      r                                  ere EH-ddeh 
                                   rr**                         erre / doble ere                  EH-rreh / THOH-bleh EH-ddeh 
                                      s                                  ese EH-sseh 
                                      t                                   te teh 
                                      u                                    u oo 
                                      v                             ve (chica)*                              beh (CHEE-cah) 
                                     w                         doble ve /doble u                  THOH-bleh VEH / THOH-bleh OO
                                      x                                 equis EH-kees 
                                      y                               y griega                            ee g'ddee-EH-gah 
                                      z                                  zeta SEH-tah 
                     
                    *1.  Since b and v sound the same in Spanish, some native speakers specify "big" b (b grande) or "little" v (v chica).  Other 
                    speakers may clarify with be de burro (b in burro, which means donkey), and ve de vaca (v in vaca, which means cow). 
                    **2. The combinations ch and ll used to always be considered separate letters for alphabetizing (as in dictionaries). This 
                    changed in Spain in 1994, though some speakers (and countries) may still use the traditional names of the letters.  The rr is 
                    not really a separate dictionary letter, but sometimes read as such in spelling aloud.  The ñ is considered a separate letter.  
                    3.  When you spell a Spanish word with an accent mark, you say the vowel first, and then the word acento (ah-SEHN-toh).  
                    Example:  aquí:  A-cu-u-i, acento.