alphabet

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/
• SAMPA: /"{lf@%bEt/

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• Hyphenation: al‧pha‧bet

Noun

Singular alphabet

Plural alphabets

1. (countable) An alphabet is a list of the letters used to spell words by representing phonemes.

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

Notes

Some types of alphabets are:

Latin alphabet

The Latin alphabet, which is also called the Roman alphabet, is used for English writing.

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.

Usage notes

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

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