German Alphabet | Deutsches Alphabet

The German alphabet uses the same 26 letters as English plus four additional characters: Ä, Ö, Ü (umlauts), and ß (Eszett).

A
A
ah
B
B
bay
C
C
tsay
D
D
day
E
E
ay
F
F
eff
G
G
gay
H
H
hah
I
I
ee
J
J
yot
K
K
kah
L
L
ell
M
M
emm
N
N
enn
O
O
oh
P
P
pay
Q
Q
koo
R
R
air
S
S
ess
T
T
tay
U
U
oo
V
V
fow
W
W
vay
X
X
iks
Y
Y
üpsilon
Z
Z
tset
Ä
Ä
ay
Ö
Ö
ö
Ü
Ü
ü
ß
ß
ess-tset

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About the German Alphabet

The German alphabet includes three umlauted vowels (Ä, Ö, Ü) and the Eszett (ß), which represents a sharp S sound.

History

The German alphabet evolved from the Latin alphabet. Umlauts developed in the medieval period, and the Eszett originated from a ligature of long s and z.

Key Features

  • Written from left to right
  • 26 base letters plus 4 special characters
  • Three umlauts (Ä, Ö, Ü)
  • Eszett (ß) for sharp S
  • Based on Latin alphabet