Iguazu Falls
(B4) Alfabeto
Alfabeto oficial da Língua Portuguesa
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
Letras “K”, “W” e “Y”: only in special cases:
Used only in the spelling of proper names, place names and their respective derivatives. For example:
Wilson; Washington; Yuri; Kátia; Darwin – darwinismo; Kuwait
In words related to units of measurement, such as:
Km (quilômetro); Kg (quilograma); W (Watt), entre outras.
In words of foreign origin, such as: Kit; Show; Player; Playboy; Whisky; Yuppie; Yang; Kaiser, etc.
Wilson; Washington; Yuri; Kátia; Darwin – darwinismo; Kuwait
In words related to units of measurement, such as:
Km (quilômetro); Kg (quilograma); W (Watt), entre outras.
In words of foreign origin, such as: Kit; Show; Player; Playboy; Whisky; Yuppie; Yang; Kaiser, etc.
Frequência de uso das letras na Língua Portuguesa:
| 
Letra | 
Frequência | 
Letra | 
Frequência | 
Letra | 
Frequência | 
| 
A | 
14,63% | 
J | 
0,40% | 
S | 
7.81% | 
| 
B | 
1,04% | 
K | 
0,02% | 
T | 
4.34% | 
| 
C | 
3,88% | 
L | 
2,78% | 
U | 
4,63% | 
| 
D | 
5,01% | 
M | 
4,74% | 
V | 
1,67% | 
| 
E | 
12,57% | 
N | 
5,05% | 
W | 
0,01% | 
| 
F | 
1,02% | 
O | 
10,73% | 
X | 
0,21% | 
| 
G | 
1,30% | 
P | 
2,52% | 
Y | 
0,01% | 
| 
H | 
1,28% | 
Q | 
1,20% | 
Z | 
0,47% | 
| 
I | 
6,18% | 
R | 
6.53% | 
Mesmo som, letras diferentes.  Mesma letras, sons diferentes.
The same sound, different letters.  The same letter, different sounds.
(like in English; F= fox and cough  or EI = weight and receipt)
| 
LETRA C | 
| 
C before I and E will sound “soft” like C in English words CIRCLE and CELL  
Centro, acento, celular, cedo, celeste, aquecer, sincero. 
Circo, cinema, cicatriz, cigarro, ciúme, vacina, macio.  
C before A,O and U will sound “hard” like C in English words CAT and INCOME  
Casa, contar, curso, cama, encontrar, econômico, encurtar, costa, encostar | 
| 
LETRA G | 
| 
“Soft” before I and E: alergia, ágil, biologia, gigante, girafa, girar, gelo, gente, agente, ingênuo 
“Hard” before A, O and U: gato, gota, gosto, pingo, agosto, figura, gula, guri. 
“Hard” in GUE and GUI:  guiar, aguentar, guerra, guinchar, guindaste, foguete, enguia | 
| 
LETRA S | 
| 
Like in English SAINT and BEST: fatos, justo, afastar, mestre. 
Like in English BUSY and DAYS: camisa, casa, princesa. | 
| 
LETRA Z | 
| 
As in “ZEBRA”:  prazer, azar, zebra, zero 
As in CATS: feroz, veloz, cartaz | 
| 
LETRA T | 
| 
Like in English, but without added the “aspiration”: tango, interior, tomar 
In some dialects (in Rio de Janeiro, for example) “T” before I and E, will sound like “chee”: tio, tomate, etc. | 
| 
LETRA D | 
| 
Like in English word “DAD”: dente, dar, durar, adeus 
In some dialects (in Rio de Janeiro, for example), “D” before I may be pronounced like “jee”in jeans: atende, dia | 
| 
LETRA R | 
| 
Pronounced in a similar way as “h” in “HAT”: rato, rei, rua, carro, arroz 
Pronounced in a similar way as in “r” in “BETTER”: bravo, virus, caro 
Most speakers just leave the “r” out when it is at the end of the word: calor, falar, vender | 
| 
LETRA L | 
| 
It sounds like “L” in English words, but like a “w” (in NOW) at the end of the word” 
Like in English: Lavar, leve, rolar 
Lie a “W”: Fatal, funil, imoral | 
| 
LETRAS M e N | 
| 
They are pronounced like M and N in English. At the end of the words ( like in “SIM”, “BOM”,”FALARAM”, “CEM”, “HÍFEN”) ) they are not pronounced, but serve as an indication that the previous vowel has a nasal sound. 
Like in English: Nada, mata, meta, imitar 
Nasal sound (for the vowel): cantam, pólen, sabem, porém | 
| 
LETRA H | 
| 
It is NOT pronounced, but it is used to show different ways to say other letters. It is also used in other circumstances. 
In some interjections: Ah! Ih! Heim! Hum!... 
In the following digraphs: CH, LH, NH. 
Examples: Cachorro, chato, palhaço, alho, amanhã, canhoto. 
In the word Bahia, a Brazilian State (tradition) 
Linguistic historical reasons: horizonte, hoje, hilário 
In some words which are used to form other compound words: 
Hiper: bigger, super: hipermercado, hiper-requintado. 
Hexa – six: hexacampeão 
Hipo – lower,smaller: . hipoglicemia, hipotermia 
And others... | 
| 
LETRA X | 
| 
Four different ways: 
1.    (similar to “SHIP” in English): baixo, caixa, eixo, luxo, puxar, abacaxi 
2.    (similar to “BOX” in English): complexo, fixo 
3.    (like an “S”): máximo, próximo, trouxe. 
4.    (like “Z”): exemplo, exame, exército. | 
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