🌎 50+ Countries in Spanish: Can You Name Them All?

 Think you know your countries?

Now try naming them in Spanish! 

If you’re learning Spanish, country names are some of the most useful vocabulary to add to your list. You’ll hear them when people talk about travel, family, culture, geography, languages, and where someone is from.

And here’s the fun part: some Spanish country names look almost exactly like English…

while others look completely different!

For example:

Canada → Canadá
Mexico → México
Germany → Alemania

So how many can you recognize?

Use this list as a quick Spanish vocabulary challenge, practice the pronunciation out loud, and then come back later to see how many you remember.

Start With These Familiar Countries

Let’s begin with country names that are especially useful for English speakers.

• United States — Estados Unidos

  Easy pronunciation: es-TA-dos oo-NEE-dos

• Canada — Canadá

  Easy pronunciation: ka-na-DA

• Mexico — México

  Easy pronunciation: MEH-hee-ko

• Spain — España

  Easy pronunciation: es-PA-nya

• France — Francia

  Easy pronunciation: FRAN-sya

• Italy — Italia

  Easy pronunciation: ee-TA-lya

• Germany — Alemania

  Easy pronunciation: a-le-MA-nya

• England — Inglaterra

  Easy pronunciation: een-gla-TEH-rra

• Ireland — Irlanda

  Easy pronunciation: eer-LAN-da

• Portugal — Portugal

  Easy pronunciation: por-too-GAL

Notice something?

Spanish doesn’t always translate a country name literally. Some names are very recognizable, while others need to be memorized.

🌎 North & Central America

If you’re in the US, these are especially practical country names to know.

• Mexico — México – MEH-hee-ko
• Canada — Canadá — ka-na-DA
• Guatemala — Guatemala — gwa-te-MA-la
• Belize — Belice — beh-LEE-seh
• Honduras — Honduras — on-DOO-ras

• El Salvador — El Salvador — el sal-ba-DOR

• Nicaragua — Nicaragua — nee-ka-RA-gwa

• Costa Rica — Costa Rica — KOS-ta REE-ka

• Panama — Panamá — pa-na-MA

• Cuba — Cuba — KOO-ba

• Jamaica — Jamaica — ha-MY-ka

• Haiti — Haití — eye-TEE

• Dominican Republic — República Dominicana — reh-POO-blee-ka do-mee-nee-KA-na

A few of these are great pronunciation practice because Spanish spelling may look familiar but the sounds can be different from English.

🌎 South America in Spanish

Ready for the next level?

Here are the South American countries in Spanish:

• Argentina — Argentina — ar-hen-TEE-na

• Bolivia — Bolivia — bo-LEE-bya
  

  Brazil — Brasil — bra-SEEL
  

  Chile — Chile — CHEE-leh
  

  Colombia — Colombia — ko-LOM-bya
  

  Ecuador — Ecuador — eh-kwa-DOR
  

  Guyana — Guyana — gya-NA
  

  Paraguay — Paraguay — pa-ra-GWHY

• Peru — Perú — peh-ROO

• Suriname — Surinam — soo-ree-NAM

• Uruguay — Uruguay — oo-roo-GWHY

• Venezuela — Venezuela — beh-neh-SWEH-la

Here’s a fun one to remember:

Brazil → Brasil

The Spanish name is written with an s, not a z.

And don’t forget the accent in Perú. Accent marks can tell you where the stress belongs.

More European Countries

Now let’s travel across Europe — at least with our vocabulary!

• United Kingdom — Reino Unido — RAY-no oo-NEE-do
  

  France — Francia — FRAN-sya
  

  Germany — Alemania — a-le-MA-nya
  

  Italy — Italia — ee-TA-lya
  

  Spain — España — es-PA-nya
  

  Portugal — Portugal — por-too-GAL
  

  Ireland — Irlanda — eer-LAN-da
  

  Iceland — Islandia — ees-LAN-dya
  

  Norway — Noruega — no-ROO-eh-ga
  

  Sweden — Suecia — SWEH-sya
  

  Finland — Finlandia — fee-LAN-dya
  

  Denmark — Dinamarca — dee-na-MAR-ka
  

  Belgium — Bélgica — BEL-hee-ka
  

  Netherlands — Países Bajos — pa-EE-ses BA-hos
  

  Switzerland — Suiza — SWEE-sa
  

  Austria — Austria — OWS-tree-a
  

  Greece — Grecia — GREH-sya
  

  Poland — Polonia — po-LO-nya
  

  Russia — Rusia — ROO-sya
  

  Ukraine — Ucrania — oo-KRA-nya

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Some names are almost instantly recognizable.

Others?

You might need a little practice!

Germany → Alemania is one of the biggest examples. If you only know the English name, you might never guess the Spanish one.

🌏 Asia & the Middle East

Let’s keep going!

• China — China — CHEE-na
  

  Japan — Japón — ha-PON
  

  South Korea — Corea del Sur — ko-REH-a del SOOR
  

  India — India — EEN-dya
  

  Pakistan — Pakistán — pa-kees-TAN
  

  Thailand — Tailandia — tie-LAN-dya
  

  Vietnam — Vietnam — byet-NAM
  

  Philippines — Filipinas — fee-lee-PEE-nas
  

  Indonesia — Indonesia — een-do-NEH-sya
  

  Israel — Israel — ees-ra-EL
  

  Saudi Arabia — Arabia Saudita — a-RA-bya sow-DEE-ta
  

  Turkey — Turquía — toor-KEE-a

You may notice a pattern in words such as India, Indonesia, Finlandia, Tailandia, and Australia.

Learning common Spanish sound patterns can make new vocabulary much easier to remember.

🌍 Africa & Oceania

And we’re not done yet!

• Egypt — Egipto — eh-HEEP-to
  

  Morocco — Marruecos — ma-RWEH-kos
  

  South Africa — Sudáfrica — soo-DA-free-ka
  

  Nigeria — Nigeria — nee-HEH-ria
  

  Kenya — Kenia — KEH-nya
  

  Ghana — Ghana — GA-na
  

  Ethiopia — Etiopía — eh-tyo-PEE-a
  

  Australia — Australia — ows-TRA-lya
  

  New Zealand — Nueva Zelanda — NWEH-ba seh-LAN-da

And now you’ve got 50+ countries to practice!

🗣️ The Easiest Way to Practice Pronunciation

Don’t try to memorize all 50+ names in one sitting.

That can get overwhelming fast.

Instead, choose 5 countries at a time.

Read each Spanish name out loud. Then look away from the list and try to remember it from the English name.

For example:

Germany → Alemania

Then try:

“Germany is Alemania in Spanish.”

Do the same with five countries today.

Tomorrow, review those five and add five more.

After a week, you may know far more than you expected.

One Spanish Pronunciation Tip

Spanish pronunciation becomes easier when you pay attention to the vowels.

The five Spanish vowels have fairly consistent sounds, so don’t automatically pronounce them using English vowel rules.

Also watch for accent marks.

For example:

Perú
Canadá
Japón
México

Those little marks aren’t decorative — they can show you where the word is stressed.

And if you see ñ, remember that it has its own Spanish sound.

You’ll see it in words such as España and Alemania.

🎯 Can You Pass the Challenge?

Now cover the Spanish names and look only at the English countries.

Can you say the Spanish word?

Try these five:

Germany
Netherlands
Japan
Brazil
Spain

If you got all five, nice work! 🎉

Now try 10.

Then 20.

The goal isn’t to memorize everything perfectly on your first try. The goal is to make the words more familiar every time you see them.

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📌 Save This for Your Spanish Practice

Learning Spanish doesn’t have to mean studying a giant vocabulary list all at once.

Start small.

Learn five countries.

Practice them out loud.

Come back tomorrow.

Add five more.

Before long, country names that once looked unfamiliar will start feeling natural.

And next time someone asks:

“Can you name some countries in Spanish?”

You’ll have plenty of answers ready. 🌎🇪🇸

How many of these 50+ countries did you already know in Spanish?

Save this post so you can test yourself again later!