alphabet

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Types of alphabets 2.2 Usage notes 2.3 Related words

[change] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/
• SAMPA: /"{lf@%bEt/
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[change] Noun

Singular alphabet

Plural alphabets

1. A list of the letters used to spell words by representing phonemes.

   The first 3 letters of the alphabet are A, B and C.

[change] Types of alphabets

• Latin alphabet

For English writing, we use the Latin alphabet, which is also called the Roman alphabet.

• Cyrillic alphabet

There are several types of Cyrillic alphabet used in different countries.

• Greek alphabet

The Greek alphabet is used by people in Greece. The letters are sometimes used by scientists when writing equations.

[change] Usage notes

Accented letters, such as ü, are not generally counted as separate letters.

[change] Related words

• character
• syllabary
• logograph

Letters of the Alphabet

A a - B b - C c - D d - E e - F f - G g - H h - I i - J j - K k - L l - M m N n - O o - P p - Q q - R r - S s - T t - U u - V v - W w - X x - Y y - Z z