Every distinct sound in Spanish, grouped by family. Tap the speaker on a phoneme to hear it pronounced inside its headline word, then tap any of the three demonstrator words below it to hear the same sound in a different context.
The Spanish alphabet
Tap any letter to hear how it is named when spelling words aloud in Spanish.
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A
- agua
- casa
- luna
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B
- barco
- lobo
- club
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C
- casa
- pico
- frac
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D
- dedo
- nido
- pared
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E
- elefante
- pez
- café
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F
- foca
- café
- chef
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G
- gato
- amigo
- iceberg
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H
- hola
- búho
- ah
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I
- isla
- piso
- iglú
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J
- jugo
- paja
- reloj
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K
- kilo
- póker
- anorak
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L
- luna
- cielo
- sol
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M
- mano
- cama
- álbum
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N
- nube
- canto
- pan
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Ñ
- ñu
- niño
- mañana
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O
- oso
- boca
- libro
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P
- pan
- sopa
- chip
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Q
- queso
- paquete
- coñac
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R
- rojo
- cara
- mar
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S
- sol
- casa
- mes
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T
- techo
- gato
- robot
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U
- uno
- luna
- iglú
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V
- vaca
- nueva
- volver
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W
- web
- kiwi
- show
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X
- xilófono
- taxi
- relax
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Y
- yo
- mayo
- hoy
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Z
- zorro
- cazar
- paz
Vowels
Simple vowels
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/a/
Letters: a
- casa
- mano
- gato
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/e/
Letters: e
- mesa
- peso
- leche
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/i/
Letters: i
- vino
- piso
- mira
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/o/
Letters: o
- sol
- poco
- ropa
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/u/
Letters: u
- uno
- luna
- nube
Diphthongs
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/je/
Letters: ie (e.g. tierra, siete, bien)
- tierra
- siete
- bien
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/we/
Letters: ue (e.g. hueso, fuera, bueno)
- hueso
- bueno
- fuego
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/ai/
Letters: ai
- aire
- baile
- caigo
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/ei/
Letters: ei
- reina
- peine
- aceite
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/oi/
Letters: oi
- oigo
- boina
- paranoico
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/au/
Letters: au
- auto
- aula
- pausa
Consonants
Plosives
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/p/
Letters: p
- papa
- poco
- sopa
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/b/
Letters: b
- barco
- boca
- bebé
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/t/
Letters: t
- taza
- tarde
- tomate
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/d/
Letters: d
- dedo
- dado
- duda
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/k/
Letters: k
- kilo
- koala
- karaoke
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/g/
Letters: g
- gato
- goma
- gafas
Fricatives
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/f/
Letters: f
- foto
- familia
- café
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/θ/
Letters: c (before e/i, e.g. cero, cinco), z (e.g. zapato, lazo) — Castilian Spanish only
- cero
- cinco
- zapato
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/s/
Letters: s
- sol
- sopa
- casa
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/x/
Letters: j (e.g. jamón, mujer, ojo), g (before e/i, e.g. gente, gitano)
- jamón
- jardín
- joven
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/ʝ/
Letters: y (e.g. yo, ya, mayo), ll (in many dialects, e.g. llave, calle)
- yo
- ya
- yema
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/β/
Letters: b, v (between vowels or after non-nasal consonant, e.g. lobo, haBer, aVer) — allophone of /b/
- lobo
- uva
- saber
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/ð/
Letters: d (between vowels or after non-nasal/non-lateral, e.g. todo, Madrid, lado) — allophone of /d/
- todo
- lado
- dedo
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/ɣ/
Letters: g (between vowels, e.g. agua, lago, hago) — allophone of /g/
- agua
- lago
- hago
Nasals
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/m/
Letters: m
- mano
- mesa
- cama
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/n/
Letters: n
- nada
- mano
- tener
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/ɲ/
Letters: ñ (e.g. año, niña, España, mañana)
- año
- niña
- España
Laterals
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/l/
Letters: l
- lado
- luna
- pelo
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/ʎ/
Letters: ll (in dialects without yeísmo, e.g. llave, calle) — merged with /ʝ/ in most modern Spanish
- llave
- calle
- llama
Trills and flaps
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/ɾ/
Letters: r (simple)
- cara
- pero
- mira
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/r/
Letters: rr (multiple)
- perro
- carro
- tierra
Semiconsonants
Semiconsonants
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/j/
Letters: i in diphthongs ia/ie/io/iu (e.g. tierra, viento, miel); also y in some uses
- tierra
- viento
- miel
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/w/
Letters: u (in diphthongs ua/ue/ui/uo, e.g. agua, hueso, ruido, antiguo); also w in loanwords
- agua
- hueso
- ruido
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