Das Alphabet
The German alphabet
Vokale und Umlaute
Vowels and umlauts
Next to each letter is its name in the alphabet.
Vokale — vowels
- A a — [aː]
- E e — [eː]
- I i — [iː]
- O o — [oː]
- U u — [uː]
- Y y — [ˈʏpsilɔn]
Umlaute — umlauts
- Ä ä — [ɛː]
- Ö ö — [øː]
- Ü ü — [yː]
Wörter — words with these letters
Apfel — apple
Elefant — elephant
Kiwi — kiwi
Äpfel — apples
Konsonanten: B – N
Consonants: B – N
B – H
- B b — [beː]
- C c — [tseː]
- D d — [deː]
- F f — [ɛf]
- G g — [geː]
- H h — [haː]
J – N
- J j — [jɔt]
- K k — [kaː]
- L l — [ɛl]
- M m — [ɛm]
- N n — [ɛn]
Wörter — words with these letters
Banane — banana
Donut — donut
Hund — dog
Joghurt — yogurt
Katze — cat
Lineal — ruler
Konsonanten: P – ß
Consonants: P – ß
P – T
- P p — [peː]
- Q q — [kuː]
- R r — [ɛʁ]
- S s — [ɛs]
- T t — [teː]
V – ß
- V v — [faʊ̯]
- W w — [veː]
- X x — [ɪks]
- Z z — [tsɛt]
- ß — [ɛsˈtsɛt]
Wörter — words with these letters
Quark — cheese/curd
Straße — street
Tafel — board
Vogel — bird
Wassermelone — watermelon
Zitrone — lemon
Watch out: Don't mix them up: V is called [faʊ̯] (“fow”), W is called [veː] (“vay”).
Check yourself
Choose the letter's name
Wie heißt der Buchstabe V?
[faʊ̯][veː][ɛf]
Answer
[faʊ̯] — V is called [faʊ̯] (“fow”). [veː] is W and [ɛf] is F.
Check yourself
Choose the letter's name
Wie heißt der Buchstabe Z?
[tseː][tsɛt][ɛs]
Answer
[tsɛt] — Z is called [tsɛt] (“tset”). [tseː] is C and [ɛs] is S.