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alphabet noun

  /ˈæl.fə.bɪt/ , /ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/
  • The set of letters used when writing in a language.
  • A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
alfabeto, abecedario

alphabetical adjective

  /ˌæl.fəˈbet.ɪ.kəl/ , /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/ , /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/ , [ˌæl.fəˈbeɾ.ɪ.kəl] , [ˌælfəˈbɛɾɪkəl]
  • According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
alfabético

alphabetically adverb

  • (manner) In an alphabetical manner.
  • (sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
alfabéticamente

alphabetize verb

  • (US, Canada, transitive) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
alfabetizar, ordenar alfabeticamente, poner en orden alfabético

alphabetism noun

  • (uncountable) Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alfabetismo

alphabetic

alfabético

alphabetization noun

  • The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alfabetización
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