letter

The word “letter” means a written symbol representing a sound of a language, used to build words; one character of the alphabet. In plain terms, either a single character of the alphabet, or a written message sent to someone.

“Letter” is pronounced LEH-tuh (/ˈlɛtɚ/ in IPA).

Here is “letter” used in a sentence: “The word "cat" has three letters.”

“Letter” is a noun.

The word “letter” comes from Latin. From Old French lettre, from Latin littera, meaning both "letter of the alphabet" and, in the plural, "written message.".

“Letter” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Letter” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a written symbol representing a sound of a language, used to build words; one character of the alphabet.

A letter is a written symbol you can see on the page, while a sound, or phoneme, is what you hear when speaking. The two do not always match one-to-one: a single letter can stand for several sounds, and one sound can be spelled with different letters or letter combinations.

The modern English alphabet has 26 letters, running from A to Z. These are traditionally split into five vowels, A, E, I, O and U, and 21 consonants, with the letter Y sometimes acting as a vowel. Each letter also has an uppercase and a lowercase form.

A letter is a single character of the alphabet, the smallest building block of written language. A word is a meaningful unit built from one or more letters. So 'a' happens to be both a letter and a word, while 'cat' is one word made from three separate letters.

They are the two types of letters in the alphabet. Vowels, A, E, I, O and U, are made with an open vocal tract and usually form the core of a syllable. Consonants are all the other letters, produced by partly blocking the airflow. Most words combine both kinds.