26 letters, but several sound very different from English. Click any letter to see its pronunciation, an example word, and tips made for English speakers.
The 5 Portuguese vowels: A · E · I · O · U
A / a
"á"
/a/
E / e
"é"
/ɛ/
I / i
"i"
/i/
O / o
"ó"
/ɔ/
U / u
"u"
/u/
Tip: Vowels can sound different depending on where they fall in a word. Portuguese also has nasal vowels (ã, õ) with no real English equivalent — the letter name is just how you spell it out loud.