If one is aware of the right way of pronouncing a Spanish word, it can be spelt correctly. It is quite phonemic in nature and thus easy to spell, relatively speaking. Spanish is written in the Latin script and its alphabet, called the abecedario, consists of 27 letters and 2 digraphs. This academy also has the responsibility of compiling and bringing out Spanish language dictionaries. The languages is governed by the rules set up by Real Academia Española.
The language uses inverted exclamation mark and question mark (¡ and ¿) and ñ unlike all other languages. This is because it is written as it is spoken, being inherently phonetic in nature.
Leaving aside the foreign words that have crept into and been absorbed by the language, the original Spanish is easy to spell. The alphabet of the language is called the abecedario and has 27 letters and two digraphs. The Latin influence on Spanish is evident from the fact that it is written in the Latin script. Lately, a number of English words have found their way into the language as well. Moreover, many words from Arabic, Italian, and French too have been absorbed by the language. The Spanish language shows a lot of impact of Latin. Apart from these, Equatorial Guinea and Philippines too have it as their official language. However, the Spanish spoken in the various areas differs from each other dialectically. Many South American countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Chile, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Venezuela, Uruguay, Cuba, Mexico, and Puerto Rico have Spanish as their official language. It is one of the main languages of South America where it takes second place after the Portuguese language in terms of speakers. Due to colonisation of many parts of the Americas, Philippines, Africa, and some parts of Oceania in the 16th century, the language has been adopted in many other areas of the world. It is one of the six official languages of United Nations. Spanish is the national language of Spain. It originated in the Castile region of Spain and is therefore also known as castellano or Castilian. Another 100 million speak Spanish as a second language. There are an estimated 450 million native speakers of the language all across the world.
It is among the top five spoken languages in the world. Spanish is the part of the Romance group of languages.
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