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

Q: How many letters are in Norwegian?

The Norwegian 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 Norwegian special letters æ, ø, å?

The Norwegian 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 Norwegian alphabet after z.

Q: What is the difference between Bokmål and Nynorsk?

Norwegian has two official written forms : Bokmål (used by about 85-90% of the population) and Nynorsk (used by about 10-15%). Both use the same 29-letter alphabet but have different vocabulary, grammar, and spelling conventions.

Q: Where is Norwegian spoken?

Norwegian is spoken primarily in Norway . It is also understood by speakers of Danish and Swedish due to the high degree of mutual intelligibility among Scandinavian languages.

Q: How many people speak Norwegian?

Norwegian is spoken by approximately 5.3 million native speakers and about 5.4 million total speakers worldwide, making it one of the North Germanic languages.

Norwegian Alphabet at a Glance

29 letters: 5 basic vowels, 3 special letters (æ, ø, å), and 21 consonants
Spoken by approximately 5.3 million people in Norway ^[3]
Official language of Norway with two written standards: Bokmål and Nynorsk
North Germanic language closely related to Danish and Swedish
Three distinctive letters æ, ø, å placed at end of alphabet after z
Features pitch accent system unique among Scandinavian languages
Language standards maintained by Språkrådet (Norwegian Language Council) ^[2]

Norwegian Vowels (Lowercase)

[a]

[e]

[i]

[o]

[u]

[y]

[ae]

[o]

[a]

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

[e]

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

[i]

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

[o]

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

[u]

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

[y]

Norwegian vowel y, pronounced like German ü

[ae]

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

[o]

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

[a]

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

Norwegian Vowels (Uppercase)

[A]

[E]

[I]

[O]

[U]

[Y]

[AE]

[O]

[A]

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

[E]

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

[I]

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

[O]

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

[U]

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

[Y]

Uppercase Norwegian vowel Y, pronounced like German ü

[AE]

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

[O]

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

[A]

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

Norwegian-Specific Letters (Lowercase)

[ae]

[o]

[a]

Norwegian-Specific Letters (Uppercase)

[AE]

[O]

[A]

Norwegian Consonants (Lowercase)

[b]

[c]

[d]

[f]

[g]

[h]

[j]

[k]

[l]

[m]

[n]

[p]

[q]

[r]

[s]

[t]

[v]

[w]

[x]

[z]

[b]

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

[c]

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

[d]

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

[f]

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

[g]

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

[h]

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

[j]

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

[k]

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

[l]

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

[m]

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

[n]

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

[p]

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

[q]

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

[r]

Norwegian consonant r, rolled or tapped r sound

[s]

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

[t]

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

[v]

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

[w]

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

[x]

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

[z]

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

Norwegian Consonants (Uppercase)

[B]

[C]

[D]

[F]

[G]

[H]

[J]

[K]

[L]

[M]

[N]

[P]

[Q]

[R]

[S]

[T]

[V]

[W]

[X]

[Z]

[B]

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

[C]

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

[D]

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

[F]

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

[G]

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

[H]

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

[J]

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

[K]

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

[L]

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

[M]

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

[N]

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

[P]

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

[Q]

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

[R]

Uppercase Norwegian consonant R, rolled or tapped r sound

[S]

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

[T]

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

[V]

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

[W]

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

[X]

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

[Z]

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

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References:

[1] Unicode Consortium. "Latin Extended-B Block". Retrieved from Unicode Latin Extended-B
[2] Språkrådet (Norwegian Language Council). "Norwegian Language Standards". Retrieved from Norwegian Language Council
[3] Statistics Norway. "Population Statistics". Retrieved from Norway Statistics