Letter names in different languages or alphabets

American English

Letter   

Letter name (IPA)

A

ay

B

bee

C

cee

D

dee

E

e

F

ef (spelled eff as a verb)

G

gee

H

aitch , or in Hiberno-English and sometimes Australian and British English

I

i

J

jay , or sometimes jy in Hiberno-English.

K

kay

L

el

M

em

N

en

O

o

P

pee

Q

cue

R

ar or (see rhotic and non-rhotic accents)

S

ess (spelled es- in compounds like es-hook)

T

tee

U

u

V

vee

W

double-u

X

ex

Y

wye

Z

zed ; zee in American English

Latin Turkish alphabet

Türkçe Alfabe

Capital/ Lower case/ Letter name

A a a

B b be

C c ce

Ç ç çe

D d de

E e e

F f fe

G g ge

Ğ ğ yumuşak ge

H h he

I ı ı

İ i i

J j je

K k ke

L l le

M m me

N n ne

O o o

Ö ö ö

P p pe

R r re

S s se

Ş ş şe

T t te

U u u

Ü ü ü

V v ve

Y y ye

Z z ze

Greek alphabet

Letter

Name

Pronunciation

Ancient
Greek

Medieval
Greek
(polytonic)

Modern
Greek

Latin

Classical
Ancient
Greek

Modern
Greek

Α α

άλφα

Alpha

Β β
ϐ
(alternate2)

βήτα

Beta

Γ γ

γάμμα
γάμα

Gamma

Δ δ

δέλτα

Delta

Ε ε
ϵ ϶
(alternate)

έψιλον

Epsilon

Ζ ζ

ζήτα

Zeta


(or ?)
later

Η η

ήτα

Eta

Θ θ
ϴ ϑ
(alternate)

θήτα

Theta

Ι ι

ιώτα
γιώτα

Iota

Κ κ
ϰ ϗ
(alternate)

κάππα
κάπα

Kappa

Λ λ

λάμδα
λάμβδα

Lambda

Μ μ

μι
μυ

Mu

Ν ν

νι
νυ

Nu

Ξ ξ

ξι

Xi

Ο ο

όμικρον

Omicron

Π π
ϖ
(alternate)

πι

Pi

Ρ ρ
ϱ
(alternate)

ρω

Rho

,

Σ σ
Ϲ ϲ
Ͻ
ς
(alternate3)

σίγμα

Sigma

Τ τ

ταυ

Tau

Υ υ
ϒ
(alternate)

ύψιλον

Upsilon

Φ φ
ϕ
(alternate)

φι

Phi

Χ χ

χι

Chi

Ψ ψ

ψι

Psi

Ω ω

ωμέγα

Omega

  1. For details and different transliteration systems see Transliteration of Greek into English.
  2. Used only in the middle of a word.
  3. Used only in the end of a word.

Obsolete letters The following letters are not part of the standard Greek alphabet, but were in use in pre-classical times or in certain dialects. The letters digamma, qoppa, and sampi were also used in Greek numerals.

Letter

Name

Pronunciation

Corresponding
Phoenician
letter

Archaic
Greek

Later
Greek
(polytonic)

Latin

Ϝ ϝ

?

Digamma

probably

Waw

Ϛ ϛ

?

Stigma

Shin

Ϻ ϻ

?

San

Tsade (position)
Shin (name)

Ϟ ϟ
Ϙ ϙ (alternate)

?

Qoppa

Qoph

Ϡ ϡ

?

Sampi

obviously fricative,
but exact value discussed
, , are proposed

Origin disputed,
possibly Tsade

Ϸ ϸ

?

Sho

obviously fricative,
but exact value discussed
is proposed

Origin disputed,
possibly Shin