Slovak Alphabet
The Slovak alphabet consists of 46 letters using the Latin script with extensive use of diacritical marks for vowel length and consonant softness.
A a
A
a
Á á
Dlhé A
aa
Ä ä
A s prehláskami
ae
B b
Bé
b
C c
Cé
ts
Č č
Čé
ch
D d
Dé
d
Ď ď
Dé mäkké
dj
Dz dz
Dzé
dz
Dž dž
Džé
dzh
E e
E
e
É é
Dlhé E
ee
F f
Ef
f
G g
Gé
g
H h
Há
h
Ch ch
Chá
kh
I i
I
i
Í í
Dlhé I
ii
J j
Jé
j
K k
Ká
k
L l
El
l
Ĺ ĺ
Dlhé L
ll
Ľ ľ
L mäkké
lj
M m
Em
m
N n
En
n
Ň ň
Eň mäkké
nj
O o
O
o
Ó ó
Dlhé O
oo
Ô ô
O s vokáňom
uo
P p
Pé
p
Q q
Kvé
kv
R r
Er
r
Ŕ ŕ
Dlhé R
rr
S s
Es
s
Š š
Eš
sh
T t
Té
t
Ť ť
Té mäkké
tj
U u
U
u
Ú ú
Dlhé U
uu
V v
Vé
v
W w
Dvojité Vé
v
X x
Iks
ks
Y y
Ypsilon
i
Ý ý
Dlhé Y
ii
Z z
Zé
z
Ž ž
Žé
zh
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About the Slovak Alphabet
The Slovak alphabet uses the Latin script with 46 letters, including many with diacritical marks. It features acute accents for long vowels (á, é, í, ó, ú, ý), carons for soft consonants (č, ď, ľ, ň, š, ť, ž), and special letters like ô and ä. The alphabet is highly phonetic.
History
The Slovak alphabet was standardized by Ľudovít Štúr in the 1840s as part of the Slovak national revival. It was based on Czech orthography but adapted for Slovak phonology. The current alphabet has remained largely unchanged since then, with minor reforms in the 20th century.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- 46 letters with diacritics
- Acute accents for long vowels
- Carons for soft consonants
- Highly phonetic spelling
- Standardized in 1840s