The German alphabet

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  • A
    • Apfel
    • Katze
    • Sofa
  • B
    • Buch
    • Liebe
    • Lob
  • C
    • Café
    • Tochter
    • Lac
  • D
    • Dach
    • Erde
    • Bad
  • E
    • Ente
    • Welt
    • Tee
  • F
    • Fisch
    • Koffer
    • Schlaf
  • G
    • Gabel
    • Auge
    • Tag
  • H
    • Hund
    • sehen
    • Schuh
  • I
    • Igel
    • Bild
    • Taxi
  • J
    • Ja
    • Boje
    • Major
  • K
    • Katze
    • Lake
    • Bank
  • L
    • Lampe
    • Welt
    • Ball
  • M
    • Mund
    • Lampe
    • Baum
  • N
    • Name
    • Hand
    • Mann
  • O
    • Obst
    • Vogel
    • Auto
  • P
    • Park
    • Apfel
    • Lump
  • Q
    • Quelle
    • Aqua
    • Irak
  • R
    • Rad
    • Vater
    • Tür
  • S
    • Sonne
    • Wasser
    • Haus
  • T
    • Tag
    • Vater
    • Bett
  • U
    • Uhr
    • Hund
    • Du
  • V
    • Vogel
    • Klavier
    • aktiv
  • W
    • Wasser
    • Löwe
    • Möwe
  • X
    • Xylophon
    • Hexe
    • Fax
  • Y
    • Yoga
    • Pyramide
    • Handy
  • Z
    • Zeit
    • Pizza
    • Herz
  • Ä
    • Ähre
    • Bär
    • Bär
  • Ö
    • Öl
    • König
    • Öl
  • Ü
    • Über
    • Brücke
    • Tür
  • ß
    • Straße
    • Fußball
    • Fuß

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Vokale Übersicht

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Kurze Vokale - /ɪ/

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Kurze Vokale - /ɛ/

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Kurze Vokale - /a/

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Kurze Vokale - /ɔ/

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Kurze Vokale - /ʊ/

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Kurze Vokale - /ʏ/

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Kurze Vokale - /œ/

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Kurze Vokale - /ə/

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Lange Vokale - /iː/

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Lange Vokale - /eː/

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Lange Vokale - /aː/

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Lange Vokale - /oː/

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Lange Vokale - /uː/

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Lange Vokale - /yː/

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Lange Vokale - /øː/

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Diphthonge - /aɪ̯/

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Diphthonge - /aʊ̯/

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Diphthonge - /ɔʏ̯/

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Konsonanten Übersicht

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Plosive - /p/

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Plosive - /b/

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Plosive - /t/

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Plosive - /d/

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Plosive - /k/

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Plosive - /g/

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Plosive - /ʔ/

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Frikative - /f/

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Frikative - /v/

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Frikative - /z/

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Frikative - /s/

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Frikative - /ʃ/

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Frikative - /x/

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Frikative - /ç/

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Frikative - /h/

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Nasale - /m/

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Nasale - /n/

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Nasale - /ŋ/

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Laterale - /l/

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Vibranten - /r/

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Vibranten - /ʁ/

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Halbvokale - /j/

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