Portuguese alphabet

(O alfabeto portugués)

 

The portuguese alphabet consists of 26 letters. Although the original latin alphabet counted with 23. The lettes as K, W and Y were used only in a few foreign non-portuguese words. Since the year 1990 it has changed with the new agreement applied to all the portuguese speaking countries, except Angola.

 

A |á|
B ||
C |cê|
D ||
E |é|
F |efe|
G | or guê|
H |agá|
I |i|
J |jota|
K |capa or | *
L |ele|
M |eme|

 

N |ene|
O |ó|
P ||
Q |quê|
R |erre|
S |esse|
T ||
U |u|
V ||
W |dáblio| *
X |xis|
Y |ípsilon| *
Z ||

 

* K, W, Y – are mainly used in words of foreign origin.

 

Diacriticals in the alphabet

 

Á | Ã | Â | À
Ç
É | Ê

 

Í
Ó | Ô | Õ
Ú

 

 

Digraphs of the alphabet

 

RR | erre duplo
SS | esse duplo
CH | cê-agá
LH | ele-agá

 

NH | ene-agá
GU | guê-u
QU | quê-u

 

 

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