Knowing the French alphabet is an essential first step in learning French. Click on any of the letters on this page and listen.

French Alphabet (A-Z) With Pronunciation

French Alphabet pronunciation

Listen to the complete alphabet:

Use the following table to listen to the pronunciation of individual letters
(table works best in landscape).

Letter	Symbole	Sounds
A	[a]
B	[be]
C	[se]
D	[de]
E	[ə]
F	[ɛf]
G	[ʒe]
H	[aʃ]
I	[i]
J	[ʒi]
K	[kɑ]
L	[ɛl]
M	[ɛm]
N	[ɛn]
O	[o]
P	[pe]
Q	[ky]
R	[ɛʀ]]
S	[ɛs]
T	[te]
U	[y]
V	[ve]
W	[dubləve]
X	[iks]
Y	[igʀɛk]
Z	[zɛd]

Difficult words

Here is a list of some of the hardest French words to pronounce and how to spell them.

Un écureuil – squirrel

E-C-U-R-E-U-I-L

Une quincaillerie – hardware store

Q-U-I-N-C-A-I-L-L-E-R-I-E

Un yaourt – yogurt

Y-A-O-U-R-T

Trois – three

T-R-O-I-S

Une serrurerie – locksmithing

S-E-R-R-U-R-E-R-I-E

Reims – city in the region of La Marne

R-E-I-M-S

Une heure – hour

H-E-U-R-E

Une fourrure – fur

F-O-U-R-R-U-R-E

Caoutchouc – rubber

C-A-O-U-T-C-H-O-U-C

Common names

Now that you’ve gone through the entire French alphabet , here are the spellings for some common girl and boy names in the United States and in France.

English Girl Names in French

Olivia
O-L-I-V-I-A

Emma
E-M-M-A

Charlotte
C-H-A-R-L-O-T-T-E

Amelia
A-M-E-L-I-A

Ava
A-V-A

English Boy Names in French

James
J-A-M-E-S

Robert
R-O-B-E-R-T

John
J-O-H-N

David
D-A-V-I-D

Popular French Girl Names and Spelling

Jade
J-A-D-E

Louise
L-O-U-I-S-E

Laura
L-A-U-R-A

Alice
A-L-I-C-E

Ambre
A-M-B-R-E

Popular French Boy Names and Spelling

Léo
L-E-O

Gabriel
G-A-B-R-I-E-L

Raphaël
R-A-P-H-A-Ë-L

Louis
L-O-U-I-S

Jules
J-U-L-E-S

Now give it a try with your own name! You’ll be spelling like the French in no time.

French alphabet letters — Letters of the French alphabet

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