The names of the vowel letter u and the semivowel letters w and y are pronounced with a beginning consonant sound. The names of the consonant letters f, h, l, m, n, r, s, and x are pronounced with a beginning vowel sound. Problems arise occasionally when the following word begins with a vowel letter but actually starts with a consonant sound, or vice versa. In algebra, the letter "A" along with other letters at the beginning of the alphabet is used to represent known quantities. In most languages that use the Latin alphabet, ⟨a⟩ denotes an open unrounded vowel, such as /a/, /ä/, or /ɑ/.
English dictionary and learning for Spanish speakers Over 500,000 expert-authored dictionary and thesaurus entries Although in some dialects an has yielded to a in all cases, edited writing reflects usage as described above. This Phoenician letter helped make the basic blocks of later types of the letter. Use a capital A at the start of a sentence if writing.
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