Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish Letter Names need only be learned if you need to refer to a Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish character, for example if you want to spell out a word in Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish. 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 Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish, you probably do not need to learn the Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish letter names.