The Dutch alphabet is based on Latin and consists of 26 letters (or 27 if IJ is considered a separate letter):
| # | letter | title | pronunciation letter names (MFA) | russian record letter names | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | A a | a | [a:] | but | / aː / or / ɑ / |
| 2 | B b | bee | [beː] | be | / b / |
| 3 | C c | cee | [seː] | tse | / k / or / s / |
| four | D d | dee | [deː] | de | / d / |
| 5 | E e | e | [eː] | uh | / eː / , / ɛ / or / ə / |
| 6 | F f | ef | [ɛf] | ef | / f / |
| 7 | G g | gee | [ɣeː] | ge |  : / ɣ / ,  : / ʝ / |
| 8 | H h | ha | [ɦa:] | Ha | / ɦ / |
| 9 | I i | ie | [i] | and | / i / , / ɪ / , / ə / or / j / |
| 10 | J j | jee | [jeː] | ye | / j / |
| eleven | K k | ka | [ka] | ka | / k / |
| 12 | L l | el | [ɛɫ] | e | / l / |
| 13 | M m | em | [ɛm] | Em | / m / |
| fourteen | N n | en | [ɛn] | en | / n / |
| fifteen | O o | o | [oː] | about | / o / or / ɔ / |
| 16 | P p | pee | [peː] | ne | / p / |
| 17 | Q q | kuu | [kyː] | kyu | / k / |
| eighteen | R r | er | [ɛr] | er | / r / |
| 19 | S s | es | [ɛs] | es | / s / |
| twenty | T t | tee | [teː] | those | / t / |
| 21 | U u | u | [y] | Yu | / y / , / ʏ / or / ʋ / |
| 22 | V v | vee | [veː] | ve | / v / |
| 23 | W w | wee | [ʋeː] | ye | : / ʋ / , and  : / w / |
| 24 | X x | iks | [ɪks] | X | / ks / |
| - | Ij ij | ij, lange ij | [ɛɪ] | hey lange hey | / ɛɪ / |
| 25 | Y y | y, Griekse ij, i-grec, ypsilon | [ɛɪ] | hey hrike hey i-Greek, ipsilon | / ɛɪ / , / ɪ / , / iː / or / j / |
| 26 | Z z | zet | [zɛt] | z | / z / |
The most frequent letter is E, the rarest are Q, X [1] .
Diacritical Marks
Diresis (¨) is used to indicate separate reading of letters, for example: ruïne, beëdigen. Akut (´) is used to distinguish between words: een / één. In borrowed words, there may be other diacritics. Diacritics do not affect alphabetical sorting.
See also
- Dutch telephone alphabet
