The Brazilian Alphabet has 23 letters. The letters K, W, Y, do not belong to it, yet. From next year on, our alphabet you’ll have 26 letters.
ALFABETO
Letra (letter)
Nome (name)
Fonética (sound)
Exemplos (examples)
A
á
a-ã
advogado, amarelo, anã
B
be
b
Branco, bege
C
cê
s–k
Cinza, carteiro
D
dê
d – d?
Dentista, dia
E
ê
? – e – ê – ?
Eletricista, pé, dente
F
éfe
f
Feirante, ferro
G
gê
? – g
Gari, gerente
H
agá
Hora, hoje
I
i
i – ? – j
Igreja, ilha, boi
J
jota
?
Janela, jogador
L
éle
l – w
Laranja, limo, mil
M
ême
M
Marrom, marinheiro
N
êne
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n
Nariz, navegador
O
ó
o – õ – u
Ovo, põe, oculista, médico
P
pê
p
Pato, preto
Q
kê
K
Queijo, quanto
R
érre
R – r
Repórter, roxo, aro
S
ésse
s – z – ?- ?
Sapateiro, casaco, este, músico
T
tê
t – t?
Telefonista, sete
U
u
u – û – w
Uva, muro, miau
V
vê
V
Violeta, vendedor
X
xis
? – s –z – ks
Xadrez, xícara, táxi
Z
zê
z – s – ?
Zebra, trazer, luz
*The letter H has a deaf sound. You don’t pronounce it.*The letters K, W, Y are used mainly for personal names, although they are still not part of the alphabet. Their sounds are similar to K= C/Q, W=V/U and Y=I.
