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The English alphabet has 26 letters. In "alphabetical order", they are: Five of the letters are "vowels": a e i o u. The remaining twenty-one letters are "consonants". We can write each letter as a "large letter" (capital) or "small letter". More about the English alphabet.
The names of the letters are commonly spelled out in compound words and initialisms (e.g., tee-shirt, deejay, emcee, okay, etc.), derived forms (e.g., exed out, effing, to eff and blind, aitchless, etc.), and objects named after letters (e.g., en and em in printing, and wye in railroading).
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List of all 26 letters in the English Alphabet with names (words), pronunciation, number, capital and small letters from A to Z.
#Capital LetterSmall LetterPhonic (pronunciation)1Aa/eɪ/, /æ/2Bb/biː/3Cc/siː/4Dd/diː/Modern English is written with a Latin-script alphabet consisting of 26 letters, with each having both uppercase and lowercase forms. The word alphabet is a compound of alpha and beta, the names of the first two letters in the Greek alphabet.
The English alphabet (ABC) with pronunciation. The English alphabet contains 26 letters, 5 of these are vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and 21 are consonants.
Apr 29, 2024 · Learn the English alphabet with this guide, which covers all 26 letters, along with how to pronounce them and example vocabulary. Find out all about consonants and vowels too and get to know different methods for remembering the alphabet, including the classic ABC song.
