community
directory
books
authors
images
encyclopedia

Email:
Password:
Register

Knowledgerush Search

 

Google
  Web knowledgerush


Search for images of English alphabet


Message boards   Post comment

English alphabet

The English alphabet has 26 letters, five of which are vowels. The alphabet used for English is based on the Roman alphabet.

The letters are:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z.

The vowels are:

A - E - I - O - U, sometimes y, very rarely w

Æ and OE, œ are still used in British English for certain words of Greek derivation from Latin. Æ, called ash was also used in native Old English words.

Archaic letters (used in Old English or Middle English) are thorn, þ; eth, ð; yogh, Ȝ or 3; and wynn ƿ. Long s, ſ lasted longer, into early modern English.

"E" is the mostly frequently used letter in the English alphabet. The least frequently used letters are "Q" and "X" and "Z."

Referenced By

Alphabets derived from the Latin | Bob Cobbing | Constant | Constant function | Constant map | Constant term | Futharc | Futhark | Futhorc | Futhork | Germanic rune | Latin alphabet | Latin script | N tilde | Roman alphabet | Roman letter | Roman letters | Roman script | Rune | Runes | Runic | Runic alphabet | Wynn

 

Compose Your Message

Your Email Address or Pen Name (optional):
Subject:
Your Message:
 

 

 

 

 

 

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "English alphabet".

 

Contact UsPrivacy Statement & Terms of Use

 
Copyright © 1999-2003 Knowledgerush.com. All rights reserved.