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Spanish alphabet

The 27 letters of the Spanish alphabet, where Ñ is a separate letter.

Language
Español
Letters
27
Writing system
Latin
Direction
Left to right
Standard order

Uppercase and lowercase letters

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n ñ o p q r s t u v w x y z

Letter pairs

Every letter by position

Each tile pairs the uppercase and lowercase form and shows the letter's position in the alphabet.

  1. A a Letter 1: A, a
  2. B b Letter 2: B, b
  3. C c Letter 3: C, c
  4. D d Letter 4: D, d
  5. E e Letter 5: E, e
  6. F f Letter 6: F, f
  7. G g Letter 7: G, g
  8. H h Letter 8: H, h
  9. I i Letter 9: I, i
  10. J j Letter 10: J, j
  11. K k Letter 11: K, k
  12. L l Letter 12: L, l
  13. M m Letter 13: M, m
  14. N n Letter 14: N, n
  15. Ñ ñ Letter 15: Ñ, ñ
  16. O o Letter 16: O, o
  17. P p Letter 17: P, p
  18. Q q Letter 18: Q, q
  19. R r Letter 19: R, r
  20. S s Letter 20: S, s
  21. T t Letter 21: T, t
  22. U u Letter 22: U, u
  23. V v Letter 23: V, v
  24. W w Letter 24: W, w
  25. X x Letter 25: X, x
  26. Y y Letter 26: Y, y
  27. Z z Letter 27: Z, z
Also used

Additional letters and forms

  • Áá
  • Éé
  • Íí
  • Óó
  • Úú
  • Üü
Origins and development

A short history

Ñ arose in medieval manuscripts as an abbreviated form of double n. In 1994, the language academies adopted a common order in which CH and LL no longer occupy separate positions.