Today I will teach you the German alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the German letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. German contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| A a | [a] like act |
| Ä ä | [e] like age |
| B b | [b] like bat |
| C c | [s] like ice |
| D d | [d] like dad |
| E e | [e] like egg |
| F f | [f] like fly |
| G g | [g] like gold |
| H h | [h] like hi |
| I i | [i] like ink |
| J j | [y] like yes |
| K k | [k] like kit |
| L l | [l] like love |
| M m | [m] like moon |
| N n | [n] like nice |
| O o | [o] like ok |
| Ö ö | [oo] like Oops |
| P p | [p] like play |
| Q q | [k] like queen |
| R r | [r] like ring |
| S s | [z] like zoom |
| ß | [s] like boss |
| T t | [t] like try |
| U u | [u] like urge |
| Ü ü | [uu] like ultra |
| V v | [f] like fly |
| W w | [v] like vast |
| X x | [x] like wax |
| Y y | [y] like tea |
| Z z | [s] like sea |
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