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alphabet meaning in Spanish

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alphabet [alphabets] (an ordered set of letters used in a language)
noun
[UK: ˈæl.fə.bet]
[US: ˈæl.fə.ˌbet]

abecedarionoun
{m}
You knew the alphabet. = Te sabías el abecedario.

alfabetonoun
{m}
Say the alphabet backwards. = Recita el alfabeto al revés.

alphabet soup (soup that contains noodles in the shape of alphabetical letters)
noun

sopa de letrasnoun
{f}

alphabetical (pertaining to the alphabet)
adjective
[UK: ˌæl.fə.ˈbe.tɪk.l̩]
[US: ˌæl.fə.ˈbe.tɪk.l̩]

alfabéticoadjectiveSort these names alphabetically. = Ordena alfabéticamente estos nombres.

alphabetical order (the sequence of a collection of items)
noun
[UK: ˌæl.fə.ˈbe.tɪk.l̩ ˈɔː.də(r)]
[US: ˌæl.fə.ˈbe.tɪk.l̩ ˈɔːr.dər]

orden alfabéticonoun
{m}

alphabetically (in an alphabetical manner)
adverb
[UK: ˌæl.fə.ˈbe.tɪk.l̩i]
[US: ˌæl.fə.ˈbe.tɪk.l̩i]

alfabéticamenteadverbSort these names alphabetically. = Ordena alfabéticamente estos nombres.

alphabetism (form of discrimination)
noun

alfabetismonoun
{m}

alphabetize [alphabetized, alphabetizing, alphabetizes] (to arrange alphabetically)
verb
[UK: ˈæl.fə.bə.ˌtaɪz]
[US: ˈæl.fə.bə.ˌtaɪz]

alfabetizarverb

ordenar alfabeticamenteverb

poner en orden alfabéticoverb

analphabet (person who does not know the letters of the alphabet, see also: illiterate)
noun
[UK: ˈanəlfəbˌet]
[US: ˈænəlfəbˌet]

analfabetanoun
{f}

analfabetonoun
{m}
John is an analphabet. = John es un analfabeto.

ICAO spelling alphabet (ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet)
noun

alfabeto radiofóniconoun
{m}

International Phonetic Alphabet (standardized symbols for speech)
proper noun
[UK: ˌɪnt.ə.ˈnæʃ.n̩.əl fə.ˈne.tɪk ˈæl.fə.bet]
[US: ˌɪnt.r̩.ˈnæʃ.n̩.əl fə.ˈne.tɪk ˈæl.fə.ˌbet]

Alfabeto Fonético Internacionalproper noun
{m}

Latin alphabet (the 26-letter alphabet)
noun
[UK: ˈlæ.tɪn ˈæl.fə.bet]
[US: ˈlæ.tən ˈæl.fə.ˌbet]

alfabeto latinonoun
{m}