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Slovak alphabet

The 46 letters of the Slovak alphabet, including diacritics and the DZ, DŽ, and CH digraphs.

Language
Slovenčina
Letters
46
Writing system
Latin
Direction
Left to right
Standard order

Uppercase and lowercase letters

Uppercase

A Á Ä B C Č D Ď DZ DŽ E É F G H CH I Í J K L Ĺ Ľ M N Ň O Ó Ô P Q R Ŕ S Š T Ť U Ú V W X Y Ý Z Ž

Lowercase

a á ä b c č d ď dz dž e é f g h ch i í j k l ĺ ľ m n ň o ó ô p q r ŕ s š t ť u ú v w x y ý z ž

Letter pairs

Every letter by position

Each tile pairs the uppercase and lowercase form and shows the letter's position in the alphabet.

  1. A a Letter 1: A, a
  2. Á á Letter 2: Á, á
  3. Ä ä Letter 3: Ä, ä
  4. B b Letter 4: B, b
  5. C c Letter 5: C, c
  6. Č č Letter 6: Č, č
  7. D d Letter 7: D, d
  8. Ď ď Letter 8: Ď, ď
  9. DZ dz Letter 9: DZ, dz
  10. Letter 10: DŽ, dž
  11. E e Letter 11: E, e
  12. É é Letter 12: É, é
  13. F f Letter 13: F, f
  14. G g Letter 14: G, g
  15. H h Letter 15: H, h
  16. CH ch Letter 16: CH, ch
  17. I i Letter 17: I, i
  18. Í í Letter 18: Í, í
  19. J j Letter 19: J, j
  20. K k Letter 20: K, k
  21. L l Letter 21: L, l
  22. Ĺ ĺ Letter 22: Ĺ, ĺ
  23. Ľ ľ Letter 23: Ľ, ľ
  24. M m Letter 24: M, m
  25. N n Letter 25: N, n
  26. Ň ň Letter 26: Ň, ň
  27. O o Letter 27: O, o
  28. Ó ó Letter 28: Ó, ó
  29. Ô ô Letter 29: Ô, ô
  30. P p Letter 30: P, p
  31. Q q Letter 31: Q, q
  32. R r Letter 32: R, r
  33. Ŕ ŕ Letter 33: Ŕ, ŕ
  34. S s Letter 34: S, s
  35. Š š Letter 35: Š, š
  36. T t Letter 36: T, t
  37. Ť ť Letter 37: Ť, ť
  38. U u Letter 38: U, u
  39. Ú ú Letter 39: Ú, ú
  40. V v Letter 40: V, v
  41. W w Letter 41: W, w
  42. X x Letter 42: X, x
  43. Y y Letter 43: Y, y
  44. Ý ý Letter 44: Ý, ý
  45. Z z Letter 45: Z, z
  46. Ž ž Letter 46: Ž, ž
Origins and development

A short history

The Slovak literary standard was codified in several stages around the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. Ľudovít Štúr's system was especially influential and was later adjusted by a compromise spelling.