Alphabets
The Italian alphabet alfabeto
Meet every letter of the Italian alphabet, hear how it sounds and see it in simple words.
About Italian
Italian is written in the Latin alphabet, and its spelling is very regular. An accent is written only on a stressed final vowel – caffè, città – or to tell words apart (e and, è is). Letters c and g are soft before e and i (cena "chena", gelato "jelato") and hard elsewhere.
- 21
- letters
- 5
- vowels
- 5
- letters for foreign words
- L → R
- writing direction
Vowels vocali
The vowels of Italian – each is written as a letter of its own. Tap a letter to hear it.
Consonants consonanti
The consonants of Italian. Tap a letter to hear it.
B to L
M to Z
Foreign letters lettere straniere
only in words from other languages
Letter groups: ch is "k" (chiesa, church), gh is "g" (spaghetti), gn is "ny" (gnocchi), gli is "lyi" (figlio, son).
Ready to type in Italian?
Use the on-screen keyboard to write these letters, or translate your first sentence.