LETRAS

NOMBRE

EJEMPLO

A

a

a in father

B

be

b

C

ce

c before e & i=s c before a,o,u, or consonant, except, h=k (Spain:c before e & i=th)

CH

che

ch in reach, Chile

D

de

d a beginning or after n or I=d d=th with ado, ido

E

e

a in ate

F

efe

f

G

ge

g before i & e=h G before a,o,u=g

H

hache

silent

I

i

i in police

J

jota

h

K*

ka

*k is used only in words borrowed from other languages

L

ele

l

LL

elle

y

M

eme

m

N

ene

n, before b,p, or m=m before g,h,k=ng inglés

Ñ

eñe

ny in canyon

O

o

o in no

P

pe

p

Q

cu

qu=k

R

ere

r

RR

erre

rr

S

ese

s

T

te

t

U

u

u in cool

V

ve or uve

b

W*

double ve

*used only in words borrowed from other languages

X

equis

before consonant=s, before vowel=gs (examen) old spelling sound of j=méjico

Y

i griega

i in police

Z

zeta

s (In Spain, z before a,o, and a final z=th)