Historically it came from a superscript abbreviation for a doubled N. The dieresis changes the u sound to the English w sound. Pin On Whats Yours Same as an English n. What's the spanish name for letter . Like an o in pot. At the end of a word more like an o in note. Pronunciation Key for Spanish Letters. As ni in opinion. However note that as in English CH is a different sound than C. A a be b ce c de d e e efe f ge g hache h i i jota j ka k ele l eme m ene n eñe ñ o o pe p cu q erre r ese s te t u u uve v doble uve w equis x ye y zeta z. Thus a surname such as Zabala should be properly read similar to sabala Basque pronunciation. The letter H is always silent the word is pronounced as if the h werent there at all. Eñe and its own place in the alphabet after N. Same as an English l. The letters Ch and Ll were removed and the names of some other letters were clarified or changed. Y becomes ye instead of i griega Although these differences are relative...