Greek Alphabet - Symbols, Names & Pronunciations  

Lower Upper Common Actual

  Name Case Case Pronunciation Pronunciation
Symbol Symbol stress on capital ...as in
1 Alpha α A AL-fa AL-fa...father
2 Beta β B BAY-ta VEE-ta...veep
3 Gamma γ Γ GAM-ma GHAM-ma
4 Delta δ Δ DEL-ta DHEL-ta...the
5 Epsilon ε E EP-si-lon EP-see-lon...set
6 Zeta ζ Z ZAY-ta ZEE-ta...zebra
7 Eta η H AY-ta EE-ta...seek
8 Theta θ Θ THAY-ta THEE-ta...these
9 Iota ι I EYE-o-ta ee-O-ta...seek
10 Kappa κ K CAP-a KAP-a...kat
11 Lambda λ Λ LAM-da LAM-dha
12 Mu μ M MEW MEE
13 Nu ν N NEW NEE
14 Xi ξ Ξ zz-eye KSEE...bucks
15 Omicron ο Ο OM-e-cron O-mee-kron...total
16 Pi π Π PIE PEE
17 Rho ρ P ROE RO
18 Sigma ς or σ Σ SIG-ma SEEG-ma
19 Tau τ T TAW TAV...tub
20 Upsilon υ Υ OOP-si-lon EEP-see-lon...seek
21 Phi φ Φ FIE FEE...feet
22 Chi χ X K-eye KHEE...Bach
23 Psi ψ Ψ SIGH PSEE...cyclops
24 Omega ω Ω o-ME-ga o-MEG-a...total