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V

[faʊ̯]

character

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. The twenty-second letter of the German alphabet, called Vau and written in the Latin script.
  2. letter V
  3. The twenty-second letter of the German alphabet. In German, it is pronounced like an F sound.
Examples

Das Wort Vogel beginnt mit dem Buchstaben V.

The word bird begins with the letter V.

Pronunciationfaʊ̯

Part of speechcharacter

Usage noteIn most German words, V is pronounced like an F, but in some loanwords it is pronounced like a V.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.