5 El Alfabeto Español
Spanish Alphabet
| letter | pronunciation | example | meaning |
| A a | a | arriba | up |
| B b | be | barca | boat |
| C c | ce | carretera | road/highway |
| D d | de | ducha | shower/bath |
| E e | e | empanada | a savory filled pastry |
| F f | efe | falda | skirt |
| G g | ge | gata | cat |
| H h | hache | hermana | sister |
| I i | i | isla | island |
| J j | jota | jamón | ham |
| K k* | ka | kilómetro | kilometer |
| L l | ele | lejos | far |
| M m | eme | mano | hand |
| N n | ene | nariz | nose |
| Ñ ñ | eñe | niña | girl |
| O o | o | ojo | eye |
| P p | pe | pan | bread |
| Q q | cu | qué | who |
| R r | ere | rey | king |
| S s | ese | sobre | over |
| T t | te | tienda | store |
| U u | u | unidad | unity |
| V v | ve | vaca | cow |
| W w* | uve doble | (only foreign words, pronunciation varies) | |
| watt | (pronounced like bat) | ||
| kiwi | (pronounced like quihui) | ||
| X x | equis | xilófono | xylophone |
| Y y | i griega | ya | already |
| Z z | zeta | zapata | shoe |
| Spanish has three digraphs. At one point they were considered separate letters, but no longer are, and are now alphabetized normally. | |||
| Ch ch | chicle | chewing gum | |
| Ll ll | llave | key | |
| Rr rr | perro | dog | |
| *Although K and W are officially in the Spanish alphabet, there are few words that use the letters, and they are primarily of foreign origin. |