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Special Consonants

Some Spanish consonants have special pronunciation rules.

For example, these consonants change according to the vowel that they precede...

A E I O U UE UI ÜE ÜI
C Carmen
 Cecilia
 Ciro
 Corina
 Cupido
G Gastón
 Gema
 Givon
 Gonzalo
 Gunter
 Guerrero
 Guido
 Güenses
 Güiraldes
Q Quesada
 Quijote

Quique

and these are pronounced differently when they are used as a double consonant.

L
 as in
  • Lola,
  • Elena
LL
 as in
  • LLanca,
  • Lleras
C
 as in
  • Cárnen,
  • Cecilia
CC
 as in
  • Acción,
  • Extracción

Also, Spanish has the special consonant Ñ...

N
 as in
  • Nidia,
  • Natalia
Ñ
 as in
  • Ñata,
  • Ñandú

Rolled r is pronounced when only one r is placed at the end or into the word. Exception: 'nr', 'lr'.

Rolled R
 as in
  • Sergio,
  • Ester
Trilled RR
 as in
  • Ricardo,
  • Conrado,
  • Ulrico,
  • Carro,
  • Corrales

Finally, H has no sound at all...

H
 as in
  • Hilda,
  • Hortencia

...and X can be pronounced in two ways.

X
 as in Ximena
X
 as in Saxofón
Pronunciation Section Index

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