alphabet/al.fa.bɛ/
noun · A1 · Frequency 8570
nounmasculine
Meanings
an alphabet; a set of letters arranged in a conventional order
Refers to the set of letters used in a writing system, or more broadly to the ordered letters of a language.
Examples
Chaque langue possède un alphabet adapté à ses sons.
Each language has an alphabet adapted to its sounds.
L'enfant apprend l'alphabet en associant chaque lettre à un son.
The child learns the alphabet by associating each letter with a sound.
Le professeur a affiché l'alphabet au-dessus du tableau.
The teacher put the alphabet above the board.
Collocations
- réciter l’alphabetto recite the alphabet
Common mistakes
alphabet en anglais
alphabet anglais
When an adjective modifies a noun, no preposition 'en' is needed; correct form is 'alphabet anglais'.
Related words
synonymabécédairealphabet primer
antonymchiffresnumbers
nounmasculine
Meanings
an alphabet; a set of letters arranged in a conventional order
Refers to the set of letters used in a writing system, or more broadly to the ordered letters of a language.
Examples
Les alphabets grec et latin ont influencé de nombreuses écritures.
The Greek and Latin alphabets influenced many writing systems.
Les enfants découvrent plusieurs alphabets dans ce livre illustré.
The children discover several alphabets in this illustrated book.
Le logiciel reconnaît les alphabets utilisés dans quinze langues.
The software recognizes the alphabets used in fifteen languages.