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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