U, or u, is the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is u (pronounced ), plural ues.
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U is the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet and one of five vowel letters that represent key sounds in spoken language. It appears in countless English words and is used in alphabets around the world based on the Latin alphabet system.
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- Grapheme.alphanumber
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- Name
- History
- Use in writing systems
- English
- Other languages
- Other systems
- Other uses
- Related characters
- Ancestors, descendants and siblings
- Ligatures and abbreviations
- Other representations
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- Other
- Notes
- References
- External links
U, or u, is the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is u (pronounced ), plural ues.
== Name == In English, the name of the letter is the "long U" sound, pronounced . In most other languages, its name matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. thumb|Pronunciation of the name of the letter in European languages|upright=1.5|center|class=skin-invert-image