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Spanish alphabet
| A a | B b | C c | D d | E e | F f | G g | H h | I i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | be | ce | de | e | efe | ge | hache | i |
| J j | K k | L l | M m | N n | Ñ ñ | O o | P p | Q q |
| jota | ka | ele | eme | ene | eñe | o | pe | cu |
| R r | S s | T t | U u | V v | W w | X x | Y y | Z z |
| ere, erre |
ese | te | u | uve | uve doble/ doble ve | equis | i griega | zeta/ zeda |
Pronunciation of European Spanish 
Notes
- b = [β] between vowels, [b] elsewhere
- c = [θ] before i or e, [k] elsewhere
- d = [ð] between and before vowels, [d] elsewhere
- g = [x] before i or e, [g] or [ɣ] elsewhere
- gu = [g] before i or e, [gw] elsewhere
- gü only appears before i or e
- l = [ʎ] in careful delivery and in formal situations
- n = [ŋ] before g, e.g. tengo (I have), [n] elsewhere
- r = [ɾ] between vowels, [r] elsewhere
- w = [w/β] - only appears in loanwords
Pronunciation of Spanish in Latin America
Notes
- Vowels are the same as European Spanish.
- b = [β] between vowels, [b] elsewhere
- c = [s] before i or e, but [k] elsewhere
- g = [h] before i or e, but [g] elsewhere
- gu = [g] before i or e, but [gw] elsewhere
- ll = [ʎ] or [j] in Mexico and Chile, [ʃ] in Paraguay and Uruguay, [ʒ] in Argentina, and [j] in other Spanish-speaking countries.
- r = [ɾ] between vowels, [r] elsewhere
- rr = [ɽ] or [l] in Puerto Rico. [x] in other parts of Central America.
- In Central America and Chile, s = [h] at the end of a syllable and/or after an other consonant.
- v = [v] in Mexico, [b] elsewhere in Latin America.
- x = [s] at the beginning of words, [ks] elsewhere. In Mexico, x = [h], [s] or [ks]. In words borrowed from Nahuatl, Mayan or other indigenous languages of Mexico, x = [ʃ] or [s].
- y = [j] as a consonant or semiconsonant. In emphatic speech in Argentina = [ʒ].
- k and w only appear in loan words
Information on the pronunciation of Spanish in Latin America provided by Alejandro P. Estrada
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