Pronunciation of the Spanish alphabet

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Following is the Pronunciation of the Spanish alphabet

Vowels

a [a]
e [e]
i [i]
o [o]
u [u]

Consonants

b [b]
c [s] or [k] *
ch [tʃ]
d [ð]
f [f]
g [g] or [h] *
gu and gü [gw] *
h [silent]
j [h]
k [k]
l [l]
ll [ʒ] *
m [m]
n [n] or [ŋ] *
ñ [ɲ] *
p [p]
q [k]
r [ɾ] and rr [r] *
s [s]
t [t]
v [v]
w [w]
x [ks] or [s] *
y [ʒ] or [i] *
z [s] or [θ] *

* Notes

• c = In Latin America[s] before i or e, but [k] elsewhere. In Spain c is [θ] before i or e, [k] elsewhere
• g = [h] before i or e, [g] elsewhere
• gu = [g] before i or e, but [gw] elsewhere
• gü = [gw] It is used to distinguish between [ge] as in guerra or [gwe] as in güero; and [gi] as in guia or [gwi] as in güiro
• ll = [ʒ] in most places
• n = [ŋ] before g as in tengo (I have), [n] elsewhere
• ñ = [ɲ] symbol pronunciation is [nj] as in onion
• r = [ɾ] between vowels, [r] elsewhere
• rr = [r] in most places
• x = [s] at the beginning of words, [ks] elsewhere.
• y = [i] at the end of syllables, such as hay, buey and muy, [ʒ] as a consonant or semiconsonant.
• z = In Latin America [s]. In Spain, z is [θ] in some places

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