The German alphabet: all 30 letters
All 26 standard letters plus Ä, Ö, Ü and ß. Each page gives the letter's name, how to pronounce it, and a real German word that uses it.
- Athe letter A, pronounced "ah"
- Bthe letter B, pronounced "bay"
- Cthe letter C, pronounced "tsay"
- Dthe letter D, pronounced "day"
- Ethe letter E, pronounced "ay"
- Fthe letter F, pronounced "eff"
- Gthe letter G, pronounced "gay"
- Hthe letter H, pronounced "hah"
- Ithe letter I, pronounced "ee"
- Jthe letter J, pronounced "yot"
- Kthe letter K, pronounced "kah"
- Lthe letter L, pronounced "ell"
- Mthe letter M, pronounced "emm"
- Nthe letter N, pronounced "enn"
- Othe letter O, pronounced "oh"
- Pthe letter P, pronounced "pay"
- Qthe letter Q, pronounced "koo"
- Rthe letter R, pronounced "air"
- Sthe letter S, pronounced "ess"
- Tthe letter T, pronounced "tay"
- Uthe letter U, pronounced "oo"
- Vthe letter V, pronounced "fow"
- Wthe letter W, pronounced "vay"
- Xthe letter X, pronounced "iks"
- Ythe letter Y, pronounced "üpsilon"
- Zthe letter Z, pronounced "tsett"
- Äthe letter Ä (umlaut-A), pronounced like a long English "eh"
- Öthe letter Ö (umlaut-O), a rounded vowel not found in English
- Üthe letter Ü (umlaut-U), a rounded vowel not found in English
- ßthe letter ß (Eszett or “scharfes S”, sharp S), pronounced like a long, hissing "ss"