Sütterlin is a modern script based on Kurrent that is characterized by simplified letters and vertical strokes. It was developed in 1911 and taught in all German schools as the primary script from …

The German alphabet is very similar to that of English but it has four letters that English does not have: ä, ö, ü and ß. In English, to make the pronunciation and spelling of a word clear, we say …

For those of you who would like to be able to read the old German scripts that were banned by decree in Germany in 1941, it is recommendable to first master how to write these particular …

Hear the German alphabet with example words: The last four letters are officially considered separate letters of the German alphabet. In Austria J is known as je [jeː]; Q is known as qwe …

The charts below display all the letters of the German alphabet, lowercase and uppercase, and the numbers 1 to 10. Each letter is shown first in English (Latin), then Gothic Handwriting, and …

Common Letter Combinations The following combinations are common in German: sch (this combination is so common, names beginning with sch are sometimes listed separately from all …

Both the handwritten and typescript German alphabets have the familiar 26 letters used in English, plus additional vowels formed with umlauts (two dots) over them and Eszett (ß).

Jan 3, 2025 · In this guide, we’ll go through each letter of the alphabet, how to pronounce them correctly, and go in-depth with the special German characters and other particularly difficult …

Oct 6, 2002 · Deciphering the handwriting or print of Germanic documents may be the greatest challenge in researching your Germanic roots. You don't need to read German fluently to be …

German uses letter-diacritic combinations (Ä/ä, Ö/ö, Ü/ü) using the umlaut and one ligature (ẞ/ß (called eszett (sz) or scharfes S, sharp s)), but they do not constitute distinct letters in the …