Pronouncing Spanish - start at the beginning (X)

The X factor in Spanish is similar to the English. It sounds the same in both languages, although in Spanish it was the original for J. So Xeres became Jerez (and then 'sherry' in English, which does not denote a place as well as a drink as in Spanish) and Don Quixote (or Don Quixot in English) became Don Quijote. Back then it sounded like the English sh or the French ch, but this no longer common. The X factor is not very common in Spanish either.