Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish Letter Names
Fonetic English Letter Names need only be learned if you need to refer to a Fonetic English character, for example if you want to spell out a word in Fonetic English. The names are very simple to learn: the English letter name followed by the sound of the superscript. Remember, if you see a capitalized vowel as a superscript, that capitalized vowel says its name, not its usual sound. If you just read text using Fonetic English, you probably do not need to learn the Fonetic English letter names.
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Capital Letter | Small Letter | Example word | |
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A says a | A | a | and |
A says A | Â | â | âpe |
A says ar | Æ | æ | pæth |
A says e | Ä | ä | √än…ý |
A says o | Ã | ã | wãtch |
A says O | À | à | √bů…reàu |
A says or | Ā | ā | āll |
A says u | Á | á | á√bijut |
B says b | B | b | bus |
B says bu | Δ | Ε | …â…Εle |
C says c | C | c | cat |
C says ch | Ć | ć | √ćell…õ |
C says s | Ç | ç | √çit…ý |
C says sh | Č | č | √õ…čèan |
C says cu | က | ခ | çΥ…ခle |
D says d | D | d | dog |
D says j | Ð | ð | √sol…ðier |
D says t | Ď | ď | bâkeď |
D says du | ဂ | ဃ | √dou…Εle |
E says A | IJ | Ẃ | Ẃight |
E says e | E | e | egg |
E says E | Ê | ê | √êa…şý |
E says ek | × | ∞ | com√pl∞…≈iòn |
E says i | Ē | ē | √ēng…lish |
E says O | É | é | béau |
E says oo | Ė | ė | crėw |
E says u | È | è | thê |
F says f | F | f | fíve |
F says fu | ဌ | ဍ | √raf…ဍle |
F says v | Ẁ | « | o« |
G says g | G | g | gold |
G says f | Ğ | ğ | rouğh |
G says j | Ñ | Ẅ | √Ẅí…ant |
G says gu | ₽ | ₹ | sin…₹le |
H says h | H | h | hat |
I says E | Ï | ï | skï |
I says i | I | i | iş |
I says I | Í | í | íçe |
I says ik | ≠ | ∫ | crñ…çi√f∫…≈iòn |
I says u | Ì | ì | √râi…şìn |
I says y | ẅ | » | √òn…»òn |
J says j | J | j | jug |
K says k | K | k | kitchen |
K says ku | င | စ | √tic…စle |
L says l | L | l | long |
M says m | M | m | man |
M says mu | ÷ | ¦ | ÷c√Call |
N says n | N | n | nut |
N says nk | ≤ | ≥ | a≥√≈ious |
O says i | Ô | ô | √wô…men |
O says o | O | o | on |
O says O | Õ | õ | √õ…čèan |
O says oo | Œ | ȷ | mȷve |
O says ō | Ō | ō | fōot |
O says or | ő | ő | thőught |
O says ow | Ø | ij | cijunt |
O says oy | Þ | · | c·in |
O says wa | ¯ | © | n©ir |
O says u | Ò | ò | lòve |
O says wu | Ó | ó | óne |
O says w | ˘ | ¸ | ch¸ír |
P says p | P | p | pen |
P says pu | ဆ | ဇ | pêo…ဇle |
PH says f | Р | Ρ | Ρhõ…tõ |
PH says v | ῤ | Ῥ | √Stê…ῥhen |
Q says c | Q | q | quïche |
R says r | R | r | red |
S says s | S | s | six |
S says sh | Ś | ś | śûre |
S says su | ဈ | ဉ | √ha…ဉsle |
S says z | Ş | ş | iş |
S says zh | Š | š | √vi…źiòn |
T says t | T | t | ten |
T says ch | Ţ | ţ | ţñne |
T says sh | Ť | ť | √nâ…ťiòn |
T says tu | တ | ထ | √lit…ထle |
The loud TH | TҢ | tң | thê |
The soft TH | TH | th | think |
U says u | U | u | under |
U says e | Ū | ū | √bū…rý |
U says i | Ű | ű | √bűş…ý |
U says o | Û | û | śûre |
U says ù | Ù | ù | pùt |
U says oo | ẞ | ñ | blñe |
U says U | Ů | ů | √ů…şer |
U says w | Ü | ü | qüêen |
V says v | V | v | vent |
W says w | W | w | wãtch |
X says ks | X | x | xray |
X says sh | ‰ | ≈ | a≥√≈ious |
X says z | ŵ | ŵ | ŵē…rox |
Y says y | Y | y | yes |
Y says E | Ý | ý | √happ…ý |
Y says i | Ϋ | Γ | sΓnc |
Y says I | Ύ | Υ | skΥ |
Y says u | Ÿ | Ÿ | sŸ…rinẄe |
UK Z (zed) says z | Z | z | zoo |
UK Z (zed) says zh | Ź | ź | √vi…źiòn |
UK Z (zed) says zu | ည | ဋ | √puz…ဋle |
US Z (zee) says z | Z | z | zoo |
US Z (zee) says zh | Ź | ź | √vi…źiòn |
US Z (zee) says zu | ည | ဋ | √puz…ဋle |