Das deutsche Alphabet
Master all 30 German letters — with pronunciation, audio, exercises & quiz. Specially designed for Hindi-speaking learners.
क्या आप जर्मन वर्णमाला सीखना चाहते हैं? यह गाइड खासतौर पर हिंदी बोलने वाले भारतीय छात्रों के लिए बनाई गई है। जर्मन में 30 अक्षर होते हैं — 26 अंग्रेज़ी अक्षर और 4 विशेष जर्मन अक्षर।
Want to learn the German alphabet? This guide is specially made for Hindi-speaking Indian students. German has 30 letters — 26 regular letters plus 4 special German letters (Ä, Ö, Ü, ß).
Why the Alphabet Comes First
Before you can speak, read or write German, you need to know how each letter sounds. The German alphabet (das Alphabet or das ABC) is the foundation of the entire language. Without it, you’ll mispronounce words and struggle with spelling.
The great news for Indian learners: German uses the same Latin script as English. You already know the shapes of all 26 letters. What you need to learn is how they’re pronounced differently — and the 4 extra special characters unique to German.
The 26 German Letters
Click any letter to hear it spoken. Notice how many sound different from English!
4 Special German Letters
These characters don’t exist in English. Click each card to hear the pronunciation.
Say “A” but open your mouth wider, like a wide smile. Shifted forward.
Say “e” as in “hey” — then round your lips into an O shape. That’s Ö!
Say “ee” — now round your lips into a tight O shape. That’s Ü!
Only used after long vowels or diphthongs. Never starts a word. Written as “ss” in Switzerland.
ae for ä, oe for ö, ue for ü, ss for ß. So “Straße” → “Strasse”. Widely understood and accepted informally.
Complete Reference Table
All 30 German letters with pronunciation, IPA, and example words.
9 Key Pronunciation Rules
German pronunciation is highly regular. Master these 9 rules and you can read almost any German word aloud correctly.
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
V = English “F” · German W = English “V” — Vater → “Fater” | Wasser → “Vasser”Z is always “ts” — Zeit → “Tsait” | Zwei → “Tsvai”J is always “y” as in “yes” — Jahr → “Yar” | Ja → “Ya”Mutter (mother) ≠ Mütter (mothers)H is always pronounced at the start — Haus → clearly say the “H”Exercises
Quiz — Test Your Knowledge
12 questions covering letters, sounds, and special characters.