The table below provides a detailed overview of the English alphabet, including each letterโs uppercase and lowercase forms, phonetic pronunciation (in IPA), the commonly used letter name, and a simple word example that begins with that letter.
Itโs a helpful reference for learners, teachers, or anyone curious about how English letters are pronounced and used in everyday words.
| Letter Number | Uppercase Letter | Lowercase Letter | Pronunciation | Name | Word |
| 1 | A | a | /หeษช/, /หรฆ/ | a | apple |
| 2 | B | b | /หbiห/ | bee | bear |
| 3 | C | c | /หsiห/ | cee | cat |
| 4 | D | d | /หdiห/ | dee | duck |
| 5 | E | e | /หiห/ | e | elephant |
| 6 | F | f | /หษf/ | ef, eff | frog |
| 7 | G | g | /หdสiห/ | gee | girl |
| 8 | H | h | /หeษชtส/, /ห(h)eษชtส/ | aitch, haitch | hat |
| 9 | I | i | /หaษช/ | i | ice-cream |
| 10 | J | j | /หdสeษช/, /หdสaษช/ | jay, jy | jug |
| 11 | K | k | /หkeษช/ | kay | kite |
| 12 | L | l | /หษl/ | el, ell | lion |
| 13 | M | m | /หษm/ | em | monkey |
| 14 | N | n | /หษn/ | en | nurse |
| 15 | O | o | /หoส/ | o | octopus |
| 16 | P | p | /หpiห/ | pee | penguin |
| 17 | Q | q | /หkjuห/ | cue, kew, kue, que | queen |
| 18 | R | r | /หษหr/, /หษหr/ | ar, or | rabbit |
| 19 | S | s | /หษs/ | ess, es- | sun |
| 20 | T | t | /หtiห/ | tee | turtle |
| 21 | U | u | /หjuห/ | u | umbrella |
| 22 | V | v | /หviห/ | vee | vase |
| 23 | W | w | /หdสbษl.juห/ | double-u | window |
| 24 | X | x | /หษks/ | ex | xylophone |
| 25 | Y | y | /หwaษช/ | wy, wye | yo-yo |
| 26 | Z | z | /หzษd/, /หziห/ | zed, zee | zebra |
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Printable Alphabet Letters
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- Letter A
- Letter B
- Letter C
- Letter D
- Letter E
- Letter F
- Letter G
- Letter H
- Letter I
- Letter J
- Letter K
- Letter L
- Letter M
- Letter N
- Letter O
- Letter P
- Letter Q
- Letter R
- Letter S
- Letter T
- Letter U
- Letter V
- Letter W
- Letter X
- Letter Y
- Letter Z
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