Character display
This character appears across multiple writing systems with varying sounds and contexts.
Uppercase
A
Lowercase
a
Grouped Letter
a
Used in 5 alphabets
Cross-alphabet usage
Shows how this character is used across different alphabets, with associated sounds.
Associated sounds:
a(Typically pronounced /a/)ɛ(As digraph 'ai', typically pronounced /ɛ/ (e.g., mais))o(As digraph 'au', typically pronounced /o/ (e.g., autre))
Associated sounds:
a(Default pronunciation)a(With acute accent (á) to indicate lexical stress.)A(stressed)A(unstressed)
Associated sounds:
A(short)a(Default short /a/ vowel (e.g., 'amat').)aː(Long /aː/ (inscriptions sometimes mark apex, e.g., AFRICA with an apex on A).)ae̯(When part of digraph "ae" (e.g., "Caesar").)au̯(When part of digraph "au" (e.g., "aurum").)/a/(default)
Associated sounds:
a(Typically pronounced /a/)
Associated sounds:
/a/(général)