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PRONUNCIACIÓN · YOUR HS SPANISH HEAD START

The Spanish Alphabet

El Abecedario

29 letters — and you already know most of them. Tap each card to test yourself, run the quiz, and spell your way to fluency before your first day of high school Spanish.

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The 5 vowels are your superpower

You already nailed these in the Basho & Friends song. Spanish vowels never switch sounds the way English ones do — lock these five in and every word starts to click.

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Meet every letter

Cover & test yourself: read the letter, say its name out loud, then tap to check.

GOOD TO KNOW

The letters that work a little differently

CH · LL — TWO LETTERS, ONE SOUND

ch · ll

ch = the "ch" in chico. ll = a "y" sound, like llave (key). They used to be official letters of their own — now they file under c and l in the dictionary.

ITS OWN LETTER

ñ

English doesn't have this one. That little squiggle (a tilde) adds a "ny" sound: mañana = "ma-NYA-na."

K · W — BORROWED LETTERS

k · w

You'll only see k and w in words Spanish borrowed from other languages — kilómetro, walkman.

STUDY ZONE

Practice time 🔥

QUICK QUIZ

Match the letter to its name

Question 1 of 8 Score: 0
What is the name of this letter?
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Type the missing letter

Use the English meaning as your clue. Tip: you can type ñ, or just n if your keyboard can't.

SAY IT OUT LOUD

Spell these like a pro

Spell each word aloud using the letter names, not English. Example: hola → "hache · o · ele · a."

PRO TIPS

6 ways to make it stick