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The French alphabet follows the same 26 letters as English but each letter has its own name and typical pronunciation. Learning these letter names helps with spelling aloud and dictionaries.

Alphabet

Chaque lettre de l'alphabet a un nom distinct en français, utilisé lors de l'orthographe des mots. Ces noms sont enseignés dès le plus jeune âge et sont standard dans toutes les régions francophones.

Each letter of the alphabet has a distinct name in French that is used when spelling out words. These names are taught early and are standard across French-speaking regions.

French Letter	Letter Name	French Letter	Letter Name
A	a	N	n
B	bé	O	o
C	cé	P	pé
D	dé	Q	ku
E	e	R	er
F	effe	S	es
G	gé	T	té
H	hache	U	u
I	i	V	vé
J	ji	W	double vé
K	ka	X	iks
L	elle	Y	i grec
M	emme	Z	zède

Fill in the BlankPour épeler en français, on dit \(b), \(é), \(a), \(r).

To spell in French, we say b, é, a, r.

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Pronunciation

The letter names are pronounced with a typical French sound, and vowels are usually pure sounds. Consonants at the end of the letter names are pronounced so you can hear each letter clearly when spelling aloud.

Accents

Les accents en français (comme l'accent aigu, grave et circonflexe) modifient la prononciation ou la signification et influencent la lecture des lettres. Lors de l'orthographe à voix haute, les accents sont généralement nommés explicitement.

Accents in French (like acute, grave and circumflex) change pronunciation or meaning and affect how letters are read. When spelling aloud, accents are usually named explicitly.

Fill in the BlankPour épeler 'é', on dit 'e \(accent aigu)'.

To spell 'é', we say 'e accent aigu'.

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Summary

The French alphabet consists of the same 26 letters as English, each with a standard French name used for spelling aloud. Learning the letter names and how to pronounce them helps with dictionaries, pronunciation, and communication.

French Alphabet

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Accents

Examples

Summary