Danish Language has 29 Letters | 5 Vowels, 3 Special Letters (æ, ø, å) and 20 Consonant Letters

Q: How many letters are in Danish?

The Danish alphabet has 29 letters : 5 basic vowels (a, e, i, o, u), 3 special letters (æ, ø, å), and 20 consonants. The special letters æ, ø, å come at the end of the alphabet.

Q: What are the Danish special letters æ, ø, å?

The Danish special letters are æ, ø, and å . These represent unique vowel sounds : æ sounds like "a" in "cat", ø sounds like "u" in "fur", and å sounds like "o" in "awe". They are placed at the end of the Danish alphabet after z.

Q: What is the soft d in Danish?

The soft d (blødt d) is a characteristic Danish sound that occurs when d appears at the end of syllables or words. It sounds similar to the "th" in English "the" but softer.

Q: Where is Danish spoken?

Danish is spoken primarily in Denmark , and by Danish minorities in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is also spoken by Danish communities in Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

Q: How many people speak Danish?

Danish is spoken by approximately 6 million native speakers and about 6.2 million total speakers worldwide, making it one of the North Germanic languages.

Danish Alphabet at a Glance

29 letters: 5 basic vowels, 3 special letters (æ, ø, å), and 20 consonants
Spoken by approximately 5.5 million native speakers
Official language of Denmark; minority language in Germany
Uses Latin script for writing ^[2]
Features three distinctive letters: æ, ø, and å placed at the end of the alphabet
North Germanic language with unique stød (glottal stop) pronunciation feature
Language standards maintained by Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Council) ^[1]

Danish Vowels (Lowercase)

[a]

[e]

[i]

[o]

[u]

[y]

[ae]

[o]

[a]

Danish vowel a, pronounced like "a" in "father"

[e]

Danish vowel e, pronounced like "e" in "bed"

[i]

Danish vowel i, pronounced like "ee" in "see"

[o]

Danish vowel o, pronounced like "oo" in "boot"

[u]

Danish vowel u, pronounced like "oo" in "book"

[y]

Danish vowel y, pronounced like German ü

[ae]

Danish vowel æ, pronounced like "a" in "cat"

[o]

Danish vowel ø, pronounced like "u" in "hurt"

[a]

Danish vowel å, pronounced like "aw" in "law"

Danish Vowels (Uppercase)

[A]

[E]

[I]

[O]

[U]

[Y]

[AE]

[O]

[A]

Uppercase Danish vowel A, pronounced like "a" in "father"

[E]

Uppercase Danish vowel E, pronounced like "e" in "bed"

[I]

Uppercase Danish vowel I, pronounced like "ee" in "see"

[O]

Uppercase Danish vowel O, pronounced like "oo" in "boot"

[U]

Uppercase Danish vowel U, pronounced like "oo" in "book"

[Y]

Uppercase Danish vowel Y, pronounced like German ü

[AE]

Uppercase Danish vowel Æ, pronounced like "a" in "cat"

[O]

Uppercase Danish vowel Ø, pronounced like "u" in "hurt"

[A]

Uppercase Danish vowel Å, pronounced like "aw" in "law"

Danish Consonants (Lowercase)

[b]

[c]

[d]

[f]

[g]

[h]

[j]

[k]

[l]

[m]

[n]

[p]

[q]

[r]

[s]

[t]

[v]

[w]

[x]

[z]

[b]

Danish consonant b, pronounced like "b" in "boy"

[c]

Danish consonant c, pronounced like "s" or "k"

[d]

Danish consonant d, pronounced like "d" in "dog"

[f]

Danish consonant f, pronounced like "f" in "fish"

[g]

Danish consonant g, pronounced like "g" in "go"

[h]

Danish consonant h, pronounced like "h" in "house"

[j]

Danish consonant j, pronounced like "y" in "yes"

[k]

Danish consonant k, pronounced like "k" in "key"

[l]

Danish consonant l, pronounced like "l" in "light"

[m]

Danish consonant m, pronounced like "m" in "man"

[n]

Danish consonant n, pronounced like "n" in "name"

[p]

Danish consonant p, pronounced like "p" in "peace"

[q]

Danish consonant q (rare), pronounced like "kv"

[r]

Danish consonant r, uvular or guttural r sound

[s]

Danish consonant s, pronounced like "s" in "sun"

[t]

Danish consonant t, pronounced like "t" in "top"

[v]

Danish consonant v, pronounced like "v" in "very"

[w]

Danish consonant w (rare), pronounced like "v"

[x]

Danish consonant x (rare), pronounced like "ks"

[z]

Danish consonant z (rare), pronounced like "s"

Danish Consonants (Uppercase)

[B]

[C]

[D]

[F]

[G]

[H]

[J]

[K]

[L]

[M]

[N]

[P]

[Q]

[R]

[S]

[T]

[V]

[W]

[X]

[Z]

[B]

Uppercase Danish consonant B, pronounced like "b" in "boy"

[C]

Uppercase Danish consonant C, pronounced like "s" or "k"

[D]

Uppercase Danish consonant D, pronounced like "d" in "dog"

[F]

Uppercase Danish consonant F, pronounced like "f" in "fish"

[G]

Uppercase Danish consonant G, pronounced like "g" in "go"

[H]

Uppercase Danish consonant H, pronounced like "h" in "house"

[J]

Uppercase Danish consonant J, pronounced like "y" in "yes"

[K]

Uppercase Danish consonant K, pronounced like "k" in "key"

[L]

Uppercase Danish consonant L, pronounced like "l" in "light"

[M]

Uppercase Danish consonant M, pronounced like "m" in "man"

[N]

Uppercase Danish consonant N, pronounced like "n" in "name"

[P]

Uppercase Danish consonant P, pronounced like "p" in "peace"

[Q]

Uppercase Danish consonant Q (rare), pronounced like "kv"

[R]

Uppercase Danish consonant R, uvular or guttural r sound

[S]

Uppercase Danish consonant S, pronounced like "s" in "sun"

[T]

Uppercase Danish consonant T, pronounced like "t" in "top"

[V]

Uppercase Danish consonant V, pronounced like "v" in "very"

[W]

Uppercase Danish consonant W (rare), pronounced like "v"

[X]

Uppercase Danish consonant X (rare), pronounced like "ks"

[Z]

Uppercase Danish consonant Z (rare), pronounced like "s"

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References:

[1] Dansk Sprognævn. "Danish Language Council - Official Authority". Retrieved from Danish Language Council
[2] Unicode Consortium. "Latin Extended-B Block". Retrieved from Unicode Latin Extended-B
[3] Statistics Denmark. "Population and Society". Retrieved from Denmark Statistics