The Dutch alphabet
Tap any letter to hear how it is named when spelling words aloud in Dutch.
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A
- appel
- kat
- sofa
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B
- boek
- tafel
- web
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C
- cijfer
- actie
- mac
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D
- dier
- radio
- hand
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E
- ei
- been
- koffie
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F
- fiets
- koffie
- brief
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G
- goed
- regen
- dag
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H
- huis
- behang
- oh
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I
- ijs
- dier
- taxi
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J
- jas
- hooi
- hij
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K
- koe
- akker
- boek
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L
- lamp
- helder
- bal
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M
- melk
- kamer
- boom
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N
- neus
- hand
- pen
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O
- oog
- pot
- radio
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P
- poes
- lopen
- kop
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Q
- quiz
- aqua
- barbecue
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R
- rood
- werk
- paar
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S
- stoel
- kast
- huis
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T
- tafel
- water
- kat
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U
- uur
- huis
- nu
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V
- vis
- oven
- duif
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W
- water
- nieuw
- show
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X
- xenon
- examen
- fax
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Y
- yoga
- cyclus
- baby
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Z
- zon
- muziek
- hertz
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Klinkers Overzicht
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Korte klinkers - /ɪ/
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Korte klinkers - /ɛ/
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Korte klinkers - /ɑ/
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Korte klinkers - /ɔ/
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Korte klinkers - /ʏ/
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Korte klinkers - /ə/
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Lange klinkers - /i/
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Lange klinkers - /eː/
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Lange klinkers - /aː/
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Lange klinkers - /oː/
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Lange klinkers - /y/
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Lange klinkers - /øː/
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Diftongen - /ɛi/
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Diftongen - /œy/
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Diftongen - /ʌu/
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Medeklinkers Overzicht
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Plosieven - /p/
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Plosieven - /b/
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Plosieven - /t/
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Plosieven - /d/
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Plosieven - /k/
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Fricatieven - /f/
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Fricatieven - /v/
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Fricatieven - /s/
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Fricatieven - /z/
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Fricatieven - /sx/
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Fricatieven - /x/
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Fricatieven - /h/
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Nasalen - /m/
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Nasalen - /n/
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Nasalen - /ŋ/
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Liquidae - /l/
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Liquidae - /r/
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Halfklinkers - /j/
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Halfklinkers - /ʋ/
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