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The Greek letters that are most often confused with Latin letters are: β/B, ε/e, η/n, ι/i, κ/K, ν/V, ρ/p, τ/T, υ/u, χ/x, ω/w.
The Greek letters I most commonly use in these web pages are, in order α β φ γ Γ Σ ε Φ δ χ Δ θ ω λ
Lower case |
Upper case |
Name in English |
American pronunciation cue |
---|---|---|---|
α | Α | alpha | Like calendar, not like all |
β | Β | beta | Like bay, not like bee |
γ | Γ | gamma | Like ham |
δ | Δ | delta | Like bell |
ε | Ε | epsilon | Like step |
ζ | Ζ | zeta | Like bay |
η | Η | eta | Like bay |
θ | Θ | theta | Like bay; unvoiced th like thick, not like they |
ι | Ι | iota | Like eye then owe; stress on o |
κ | Κ | kappa | Like gap |
λ | Λ | lambda | Like lamb |
μ | Μ | mu | Like m followed by you, or (less commonly) moo |
ν | Ν | nu | Like zoo, no y sound |
ξ | Ξ | xi | Like z followed by eye, or k followed by sigh |
ο | Ο | omicron | Like ah, middle, on; stress on o |
π | Π | pi | Like pie |
ρ | Ρ | rho | Like row |
σ | Σ | sigma | Like signal |
τ | Τ | tau | Like cow |
υ | Υ | upsilon | Like oops; stress on up |
φ | Φ | phi | Like file |
χ | Χ | chi | Like k followed by eye |
ψ | Ψ | psi | Like p followed by sigh |
ω | Ω | omega | Like oh, may; stress on me |
It makes no sense to stress the o in omicron ("little O") but not in omega ("big O"), but there you are, that's what Americans seem to do. British pronunciation is at least consistent: omicron (oh-my-kron).
Words of Greek origin are often
proparoxytone,
that is,
pronounced with the main stress
on the second-to-last syllable.
Examples
(besides proparoxytone
itself)
are
analyses
,
automata
,
criterion
,
and
schemata
.
However, the reasons for making a choice are its rationale. Pronounced RA-shu-NAAL. Rhymes with "pal" and "shall", but the "nale" syllable lasts a little longer.