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 |
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Ancient |
Medieval |
Modern |
Latin |
Classical |
Modern |
Α α |
άλφα |
Alpha |
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Β β |
βήτα |
Beta |
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Γ γ |
γάμμα |
Gamma |
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Δ δ |
δέλτα |
Delta |
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Ε ε |
έψιλον |
Epsilon |
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Ζ ζ |
ζήτα |
Zeta |
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Η η |
ήτα |
Eta |
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Θ θ |
θήτα |
Theta |
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Ι ι |
ιώτα |
Iota |
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Κ κ |
κάππα |
Kappa |
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Λ λ |
λάμδα |
Lambda |
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Μ μ |
μι |
Mu |
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Ν ν |
νι |
Nu |
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Ξ ξ |
ξι |
Xi |
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Ο ο |
όμικρον |
Omicron |
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Π π |
πι |
Pi |
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Ρ ρ |
ρω |
Rho |
, |
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Σ σ |
σίγμα |
Sigma |
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Τ τ |
ταυ |
Tau |
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Υ υ |
ύψιλον |
Upsilon |
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Φ φ |
φι |
Phi |
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Χ χ |
χι |
Chi |
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Ψ ψ |
ψι |
Psi |
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Ω ω |
ωμέγα |
Omega |
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- For details and different transliteration systems see Transliteration of Greek into English.
- Used only in the middle of a word.
- 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archaic |
Later |
Latin |
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Ϝ ϝ |
? |
Digamma |
probably |
Waw |
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Ϛ ϛ |
? |
Stigma |
Shin |
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Ϻ ϻ |
? |
San |
Tsade (position) |
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Ϟ ϟ |
? |
Qoppa |
Qoph |
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Ϡ ϡ |
? |
Sampi |
obviously fricative, |
Origin disputed, |
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Ϸ ϸ |
? |
Sho |
obviously fricative, |
Origin disputed, |
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