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 |bê| | |
C |cê| | |
D |dê| | |
E |é| | |
F |efe| | |
G |gê or guê| | |
H |agá| | |
I |i| | |
J |jota| |
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K |capa or cá| * |
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L |ele| | |
M |eme| |
N |ene| | |
O |ó| | |
P |pê| | |
Q |quê| | |
R |erre| | |
S |esse| | |
T |tê| | |
U |u| | |
V |vê| | |
W |dáblio| * | |
X |xis| | |
Y |ípsilon| * |
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Z |zê| |
* 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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