German Alphabet - Letter Names

Letter Names

  • A: /ʔaː/
  • Ä: /ʔɛː/
  • B: /beː/
  • C: /tseː/
  • D: /deː/
  • E: /ʔeː/
  • F: /ʔɛf/
  • G: /geː/
  • H: /haː/
  • I: /ʔiː/
  • J: /jɔt/; in Austria /jeː/
  • K: /kaː/
  • L: /ʔɛl/
  • M: /ʔɛm/
  • N: /ʔɛn/
  • O: /ʔoː/
  • Ö: /ʔøː/
  • P: /peː/
  • Q: /kuː/; in Austria /kveː/
  • R: /ʔɛʁ/
  • S: /ʔɛs/
  • ß: Eszett, /ɛs'tsɛt/; scharfes S, /ʃaːfəs ʔɛs/
  • T: /teː/
  • U: /ʔuː/
  • Ü: /ʔyː/
  • V: /faʊ/
  • W: /veː/
  • X: /ʔɪks/
  • Y: /ʔ'ʏpsilɔn/
  • Z: /tsɛt/

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