An alphabet is a collection of characters consisting of both vowel and consonant sounds.
While nearly every written language uses an alphabet, the number of letters varies from one language to another.
| Alphabet | Number of letters |
|---|---|
| English Alphabet | 26 |
| Arabic Alphabet | 28 |
| Spanish Alphabet | 27 |
| French Alphabet | 26 |
| Hebrew Alphabet | 22 |
| Russian Alphabet | 33 |
| Greek Alphabet | 24 |
| Latin Alphabet | 26 |
| German Alphabet | 26 – 30 (Latin Alphabet + ß + ä, ö, ü) – depending on the country |
Englisch Alphabet
The Englisch alphabet is based on the Latin Alphabet and has the same number of letters: 26
| Letter number | Letter |
|---|---|
| 1 | A |
| 2 | B |
| 3 | C |
| 4 | D |
| 5 | E |
| 6 | F |
| 7 | G |
| 8 | H |
| 9 | I |
| 10 | J |
| 11 | K |
| 12 | L |
| 13 | M |
| 14 | N |
| 15 | O |
| 16 | P |
| 17 | Q |
| 18 | R |
| 19 | S |
| 20 | T |
| 21 | U |
| 22 | V |
| 23 | W |
| 24 | X |
| 25 | Y |
| 26 | Z |
More statistics about the englisch alphabet:
- it contains 5 vowels: A, E, I, O, U
- it contains 21 consonants: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z – with some exceptions: Y can be a vowel too in some cases – e.g.: happy; In some cases, “W” isn’t pronounced as a standalone consonant (like in win), but rather modifies the preceding vowel, helping to create a diphthong (a complex vowel sound) Linguists often refer to “W” in these roles as a semi-vowel or glide – it’s vowel-like in quality but glides into a full vowel
We offer example sketches of graffiti letters for each of the 26 letters of the englisch alphabets for your inspiration.
Sources and Additional Resources
- https://prowritingaid.com/how-many-letters-alphabet
- https://www.worldometers.info/languages/english-alphabet/
- https://www.worldometers.info/languages/how-many-letters-alphabet/
- https://languagetool.org/insights/post/how-many-letters-english-alphabet/
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Alphabet
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_lateinischer_Alphabete
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateinisches_Alphabet