Spanish Alphabet

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The alphabet in Spanish (El abecedario en español) consists of 27 letters.

• The letter “b” is sometimes called be grande, be alta, or be larga
• The letter “v” is also called ve, because ve and be sound similar. Sometimes uve is called ve chica or ve pequeña
• There are many ways to say the letter “w” in Spanish: doble ve, doble u or doble uve.
• The letter “h” is silent in Spanish.

The Alphabet in Spanish

Aa a	Bb be	Cc ce	Dd de
Ee e	Ff efe	Gg ge	Hh hache
Ii i	Jj jota	Kk ka	Ll ele
Mm eme	Nn ene	Ññ eñe	Oo o
Pp pe	Qq cu	Rr ere	Ss ese
Tt te	Uu u	Vv uve	Ww doble uve
Xx equis	Yy ye	Zz zeta

Vowels in Spanish

In Spanish there are five vowels.

a ah

e eh

i ee

o oh

u oo