French Alphabet - Letter Names

Letter Names

Letter Name Phonetic transcription (IPA) Diacritics and ligatures
A a /ɑ/ Àà, Ââ, Ææ
B bé /be/
C cé /se/ Çç
D dé /de/
E e /ə/ Éé, Èè, Êê, Ëë
F effe /ɛf/
G géy /ʒe/
H ache /aʃ/
I i /i/ Îî, Ïï
J ji /ʒi/
K ka /kɑ/
L elle /ɛl/
M emme /ɛm/
N enne /ɛn/
O o /o/ Ôô, Œœ
P pé /pe/
Q qu /ky/
R erre /ɛʁ/
S esse /ɛs/
T té /te/
U u /y/ Ùù, Ûû, Üü
V vé /ve/
W double vé /dubləve/
X ixe /iks/
Y i grec /iɡʁɛk/ Ÿÿ
Z zède /zɛd/

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