In dieser Lektion lernen wir den deutschen Buchstaben ß, seine Formen, Laute und Aussprache.

Das deutsche Alphabet hat 26 Buchstaben. Hier lernen Sie Schreibweise, Aussprache und Sonderzeichen wie Umlaute (Ä, Ö, Ü) und das Eszett (ẞ).

The German alphabet includes 26 letters. Here you will learn their spelling and pronunciation rules, including special characters like umlauts (Ä, Ö, Ü) and the Eszett (ẞ).

German Alphabet

Deutsches Alphabet

In this lesson, we learn the German letter ß, its forms, sounds, and pronunciation.

Eszett (ẞ) in German

Eszett (ẞ) im Deutschen

**"ẞ" (das Eszett or scharfes S)** is a special letter in the German alphabet. It represents the voiceless **"ss"** sound **/s/** and is used in specific spelling contexts to preserve pronunciation and word meaning.

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Pronouncing "ẞ"

The letter **"ß"** represents the sound **/s/** and is typically used **after** long vowels or diphthongs.

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Swiss Usage

In Switzerland, the letter **"ß"** is not used. It is replaced by **"ss"** in all cases, regardless of vowel length.

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Uppercase Form	ẞ
Lowercase Form	ß
Name	Eszett (or scharfes S)
Common Sounds	/s/

Eszett (ẞ) in German In Standard German

Pronouncing "ẞ"

Swiss Usage

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