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The Letter Sounds. The English language has 26 letters in its alphabet and most experts believe there are 44 letter sounds [The experts debate on anywhere between 39 to 45, but most accept 44]. If there were 44 letters in our alphabet, then reading would really be simple! Each letter would have its own sound.
Loob Senior Member English UK. It's complicated, Arthur. If we're talking about spelling (which I assume you are, given your reference to the English alphabet) then we usually say that there are 5 vowels: a e i o u. But there are actually far more than 5 vowel sounds in English. The letter y can sometimes represent a vowel sound, as it does in the words dysfunctional and happy. EDIT: cross-posted with 93,000 people!