The Spanish alphabet: 27 letters
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The 27 letters and their names
Spanish has the 26 letters of English and ñ, which comes after n. Under each letter is its Spanish name, then how to say it, with the stressed syllable in capitals. In most of Spain, c and z have a "th" sound: theh, THEH-tah.
- A a a ah
- B b be beh
- C c ce seh
- D d de deh
- E e e eh
- F f efe EH-feh
- G g ge heh
- H h hache AH-cheh
- I i i ee
- J j jota HOH-tah
- K k ka kah
- L l ele EH-leh
- M m eme EH-meh
- N n ene EH-neh
- Ñ ñ eñe EH-nyeh
- O o o oh
- P p pe peh
- Q q cu koo
- R r erre EH-rreh
- S s ese EH-seh
- T t te teh
- U u u oo
- V v uve OO-beh
- W w uve doble OO-beh DOH-bleh
- X x equis EH-kees
- Y y ye yeh
- Z z zeta SEH-tah
Typing ñ on a US or UK keyboard
ñ is the only letter of the Spanish alphabet missing from an English keyboard. With United States-International on Windows, type ~ (Shift and the key left of 1), then n. On a Mac, Option N, then n. Accents (á, é, í, ó, ú) are not letters of the alphabet, but you will need them to write Spanish: ' then the vowel, or Option E then the vowel on a Mac.
On a Spanish keyboard
Windows: Spanish · macOS: Spanish – ISO · Linux: Spanish
Add it in Windows under Settings > Time & language > Language & region, in macOS under System Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources, in Linux under Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources.
| Letter | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| á | ´then A | ´then A | ´then A |
| é | ´then E | ´then E | ´then E |
| í | ´then I | ´then I | ´then I |
| ñ | Ñ | Ñ | Ñ |
| ó | ´then O | ´then O | ´then O |
| ú | ´then U | ´then U | ´then U |
| ü | Shift ´then U | Shift ´then U | Shift ´then U |
On a US or UK keyboard
Windows: United States-International · macOS: ABC – Extended · Linux: English (US, intl., with dead keys)
Add it the same way. On US-International ' and " become dead keys: type a space after one for the mark itself.
| Letter | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| á | 'then A | Option Ethen A | 'then A |
| é | 'then E | Option Ethen E | 'then E |
| í | 'then I | Option Ethen I | 'then I |
| ñ | Shift `then N | Option Nthen N | Shift `then N |
| ó | 'then O | Option Ethen O | 'then O |
| ú | 'then U | Option Ethen U | 'then U |
| ü | Shift 'then U | Option Uthen U | Shift 'then U |
More alphabets
- The English alphabet 26 letters
- The German alphabet 30 letters, ä ö ü ß
- The French alphabet 26 letters
- The Italian alphabet 21 letters
- The Polish alphabet 32 letters, ą ć ę ł ń ó ś ź ż
- The Turkish alphabet 29 letters, ç ğ ı ö ş ü
- The Greek alphabet 24 letters and their names
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