German alphabet pronunciation

Here’s how each letter is pronounced in German:

Letter Pronunciation (IPA) Approximate English Sound
A [aː] “ah” as in car
B [beː] “bay”
C [t͡seː] “tsay”
D [deː] “day”
E [eː] “ay” as in hey
F [ɛf] “eff”
G [ɡeː] “gay”
H [haː] “hah”
I [iː] “ee” as in see
J [jɔt] “yot”
K [kaː] “kah”
L [ɛl] “ell”
M [ɛm] “emm”
N [ɛn] “enn”
O [oː] “oh”
P [peː] “pay”
Q [kuː] “koo”
R [ɛʁ] “air” (with rolled R)
S [ɛs] “ess”
T [teː] “tay”
U [uː] “oo” as in moon
V [faʊ̯] “fow” (like “f”)
W [veː] “vay”
X [ɪks] “iks”
Y [ʏpsɪlɔn] “üpsilon”
Z [t͡sɛt] “tset”

Additional Letters:

Letter Pronunciation (IPA) Approximate English Sound
Ä [ɛː] “eh” as in bet
Ö [øː] Like French “eu” in peur
Ü [yː] Like French “u” in lune
ß [ɛs t͡sɛt] “es-tset” or just “ss”