The Letter 'P' in Spanish
'P' is the seventeenth letter in Spanish alphabet and it represents a consonant sound.
Uppercase form | P |
|---|---|
Lowercase form | p |
Letter name | pe |
Phoneme | /p/ |
How to Pronounce the Letter 'P'
'P' represents the sound /p/, much like the English 'p' in words like "pin," but without any aspiration. It commonly appears at the beginning of words or syllables, between vowels, and before or after consonants, but the word-final position is mainly seen in loanwords. Its pronunciation remains unchanged in all positions. Here are some examples of words that include the letter 'p':
perro → /pero/
dog
papel → /papel/
paper
plato → /plato/
plate
sopa → /sopa/
soup
campo → /kampo/
field
kétchup → /ketʃup/
ketchup
Silent 'P'
When the combinations 'ps-' and 'pt-' appear at the beginning of a word, the 'p' is not pronounced. For example:
psicólogo → /sikoloɣo/
psychologist
pterodáctilo → /teɾodaktilo/
pterodactyl
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