English Letter Names and Usual Sounds

English letters have 2 sounds:

  1. Letter Name (column 1): The names of English letters are used to spell out an abbreviation or a word. The word “cat” is spelled C A T.
  2. The sound of the letter in a word (column 3): The sound “cat” is made up of the Sounds /c/ /a/ /t/, which are the Usual Sounds of the letters C A T. (The usual sound of the letter “c” in a word is shown as /c/.)
  3. IPA representation of the sound (column 4, only useful for those who know the IPA).

English Letter Names Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish Spelling of English Letter Names Usual Sound of English Letter in English IPA Spelling of usual sound
A, a â A, a æ
B, b B, b b
C,c C,c k
D,d D,d d
E,e ê E,e ɛ
F,f ef F,f f
G,g G,g g
H,h âch H,h h
I,i í I,i I
J,j J,j
K,k K,k k
L,l el L,l l
M, m em M, m m
N, n en N, n n
O, o õ O, o ɒ
P, p P, p p
Q, q Q, q k
R, r ar R, r r
S, s es S, s s
T, t T, t t
U, u ů U, u ʌ
V, v V, v v
W, w √du…bul ů W, w w
X, x eks X, x ks
Y, y Y, y j
Z, z zed Z, z z