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ORTHOGRAPHY: The Spanish alphabet
El alfabeto or El abecedario
There are twenty-seven letters in the Spanish alphabet. The additional letter is ñ, which comes after n in alphabetized lists in Spanish.
A- a
adiós
B- be, be larga
bota
C- ce
caballo
CH- che
chico
D- de
dedo
E- e
estudiante
F- efe
flor
G- ge
gracias
H- hache
hola
I- i
Isabel
J- jota
jalapeño
* K appears only in words borrowed from other languages
K- ka, ca
Kilometro
L- ele
lápiz
LL- elle
llama
M- eme
maestro
N- ene
nada
Ñ- eñe
niño
O- o
once
P- pe
pescado
Q- cu
queso
R- ere
rosa
S- ese
sol
T- te
taco
U- u
usted
v- ve
vaca
* W appears only in words borrowed from other languages
W- uve doble, doble ve, doble u
walkman
X- equis
México
Y- i griega, ye
yo
Z- zete, ceta
zoológico
CH and LL, are digraphs, or two letters that together produce a sound. However, they do not have their own entries when placing words in alphabetical order, as in a glossary.
R- RR
R has a weak sound similar to the English.
RR produces a strong trilled sound that doesn't have an English equivalent. Often produced when imitating the sound of a motor.