Phrase Hound found 50 phrases and 19 compound words that contain alphabet. The most common are listed below. Open alphabet in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
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- International Phonetic AlphabetA standardized set of symbols for representing the sounds of human speech.
- Latin alphabetThe 26-letter alphabet consisting of the following letters (presented in majuscule and minuscule pairs)
- alphabet soupA type of soup that contains noodles in the shape of various alphabetical letters, sometimes also numbers.
- spelling alphabetA set of code words that stand for the usual names of the letters of an alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words, especially over the radio and especially despite any static thereon.
- phonetic alphabetA writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech.
- Shavian alphabetA synthetic alphabet, invented by Ronald Kingsley Read in an attempt to provide a phonetic orthography for the English language.
- ICAO spelling alphabetThe ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet of the International Civil Aviation Organization, which assigns names to letters of the alphabet for clearer enunciation (and for the same reason pronounces the numeral 9 as niner)
- Greek alphabetThe 24-letter alphabet of the Greek language, first adopted by Athens in 403 BC and now consisting of the following upper- (majuscule) and lower-case (minuscule) pairs
- Fraser alphabetSynonym of Fraser script: A unicameral script based on standard and rotated Latin letters and used to write the Lisu language.
- Shaw alphabetSynonym of Shavian alphabet: A synthetic alphabet, invented by Ronald Kingsley Read in an attempt to provide a phonetic orthography for the English language.
- Gothic alphabetThe 27-letter alphabet of the Gothic language.
- Lorm alphabetA tactile sign language system used in some European countries and Georgia for communication with and by deafblind people.
- alphabet mafiaThe LGBTQIA+ community, especially when perceived as using aggressive tactics to pressure individuals or organizations to adopt associated values.
- NATO phonetic alphabetThe ICAO spelling alphabet.
- Theban alphabetA substitution cipher of the Latin alphabet, used by early modern occultists.
- Proto-Canaanite alphabetAn abjad of twenty-plus acrophonic glyphs, found in Levantine texts of the Late Bronze Age (from ca. the 15th century B.C.E.), by convention taken to last until a cut-off date of 1050 B.C.E., after which it is called Phoenician.
- Raguileo alphabetOne of the alphabets competing to become the standard Mapudungun alphabet.
- alphabet agenciesplural of alphabet agency: Any of a number of US federal government agencies created as part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- alphabet agencyAny of a number of US federal government agencies created as part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- alphabet blockA young child's toy in the form of a cube with a different letter of the alphabet on each of its sides.
- alphabet bookSynonym of ABC book: A book that teaches the alphabet.
- alphabet booksplural of alphabet book: A book that teaches the alphabet.
- alphabet boyA man who works for a government agency, such as the CIA, FBI or IRS
- finger alphabetIn sign language, a series of signs made with the fingers to indicate letters of the alphabet.
- hand alphabetSynonym of manual alphabet: An alphabet, or a representation of a written alphabet, in which letters are represented by positions of the hand and fingers.
Compound words 19
- analphabetA person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.
- alphabeticsThe science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
- alphabetitisMental weariness or lassitude brought about by an excessive exposure to letters, lettering, or acronyms
- alphasortThe process of sorting in alphabetical order, especially when performed in an automated fashion.
- ARPAbetA set of phonetic transcription codes developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).
- prealphabetA writing system that was used before an alphabet, or later developed into an alphabet.
- alphabetlikeResembling an alphabet.
- alphameticA puzzle that presents an arithmetic problem with letters in place of the digits, the reader challenged to deduce which digit corresponds to each letter.
- multialphabetComprising or relating to more than one alphabet.
- unalphabetedilliterate