The Uzbek alphabet

The reformed 2026 Uzbek Latin alphabet has 28 letters and the tutuq belgisi (ʼ). Each letter is shown with its old-Latin (1995) form, Cyrillic equivalent, sound, and an example.

New (2026)	Old-Latin (1995)	Cyrillic	Sound	Example
A a	A a	А а	like a in "car"	ata
B b	B b	Б б	like b in "bat"	bola
D d	D d	Д д	like d in "dog"	daraxt
E e	E e	Е е	like e in "bed"	ertak
F f	F f	Ф ф	like f in "fan"	fikr
G g	G g	Г г	like g in "go"	gul
H h	H h	Ҳ ҳ	like h in "hat"	hosil
I i	I i	И и	like i in "sit"	ikki
J j	J j	Ж ж	like s in "measure"	jahon
K k	K k	К к	like k in "kite"	kitob
L l	L l	Л л	like l in "lamp"	laylak
M m	M m	М м	like m in "man"	maktab
N n	N n	Н н	like n in "net"	non
O o	O o	О о	like o in "more"	olma
P p	P p	П п	like p in "pen"	palov
Q q	Q q	Қ қ	a deep, uvular k	qalam
R r	R r	Р р	a rolled r	rang
S s	S s	С с	like s in "sun"	salom
T t	T t	Т т	like t in "top"	tuz
U u	U u	У у	like u in "put"	uy
V v	V v	В в	like v in "van"	vaqt
X x	X x	Х х	like ch in "Bach" (kh)	xona
Y y	Y y	Й й	like y in "yes"	yil
Z z	Z z	З з	like z in "zoo"	zar
Ö öChanged	Oʻ oʻ	Ў ў	like ö in Turkish "göl"	köl (koʻl)
Ğ ğChanged	Gʻ gʻ	Ғ ғ	a soft, throaty g (Turkish ğ)	ğalaba (gʻalaba)
Ş şChanged	Sh sh	Ш ш	like sh in "ship"	şahar (shahar)
Ç çChanged	Ch ch	Ч ч	like ch in "chair"	çoy (choy)

A a

Old-Latin (1995): A a
Cyrillic: А а
Sound: like a in "car"
Example: ata

B b

Old-Latin (1995): B b
Cyrillic: Б б
Sound: like b in "bat"
Example: bola

D d

Old-Latin (1995): D d
Cyrillic: Д д
Sound: like d in "dog"
Example: daraxt

E e

Old-Latin (1995): E e
Cyrillic: Е е
Sound: like e in "bed"
Example: ertak

F f

Old-Latin (1995): F f
Cyrillic: Ф ф
Sound: like f in "fan"
Example: fikr

G g

Old-Latin (1995): G g
Cyrillic: Г г
Sound: like g in "go"
Example: gul

H h

Old-Latin (1995): H h
Cyrillic: Ҳ ҳ
Sound: like h in "hat"
Example: hosil

I i

Old-Latin (1995): I i
Cyrillic: И и
Sound: like i in "sit"
Example: ikki

J j

Old-Latin (1995): J j
Cyrillic: Ж ж
Sound: like s in "measure"
Example: jahon

K k

Old-Latin (1995): K k
Cyrillic: К к
Sound: like k in "kite"
Example: kitob

L l

Old-Latin (1995): L l
Cyrillic: Л л
Sound: like l in "lamp"
Example: laylak

M m

Old-Latin (1995): M m
Cyrillic: М м
Sound: like m in "man"
Example: maktab

N n

Old-Latin (1995): N n
Cyrillic: Н н
Sound: like n in "net"
Example: non

O o

Old-Latin (1995): O o
Cyrillic: О о
Sound: like o in "more"
Example: olma

P p

Old-Latin (1995): P p
Cyrillic: П п
Sound: like p in "pen"
Example: palov

Q q

Old-Latin (1995): Q q
Cyrillic: Қ қ
Sound: a deep, uvular k
Example: qalam

R r

Old-Latin (1995): R r
Cyrillic: Р р
Sound: a rolled r
Example: rang

S s

Old-Latin (1995): S s
Cyrillic: С с
Sound: like s in "sun"
Example: salom

T t

Old-Latin (1995): T t
Cyrillic: Т т
Sound: like t in "top"
Example: tuz

U u

Old-Latin (1995): U u
Cyrillic: У у
Sound: like u in "put"
Example: uy

V v

Old-Latin (1995): V v
Cyrillic: В в
Sound: like v in "van"
Example: vaqt

X x

Old-Latin (1995): X x
Cyrillic: Х х
Sound: like ch in "Bach" (kh)
Example: xona

Y y

Old-Latin (1995): Y y
Cyrillic: Й й
Sound: like y in "yes"
Example: yil

Z z

Old-Latin (1995): Z z
Cyrillic: З з
Sound: like z in "zoo"
Example: zar

Ö öChanged

Old-Latin (1995): Oʻ oʻ
Cyrillic: Ў ў
Sound: like ö in Turkish "göl"
Example: köl (koʻl)

Ğ ğChanged

Old-Latin (1995): Gʻ gʻ
Cyrillic: Ғ ғ
Sound: a soft, throaty g (Turkish ğ)
Example: ğalaba (gʻalaba)

Ş şChanged

Old-Latin (1995): Sh sh
Cyrillic: Ш ш
Sound: like sh in "ship"
Example: şahar (shahar)

Ç çChanged

Old-Latin (1995): Ch ch
Cyrillic: Ч ч
Sound: like ch in "chair"
Example: çoy (choy)

Tutuq belgisi (ʼ)

The apostrophe sign — separates vowels and marks a glottal stop. It is not one of the 28 letters.

In loanwords, the sound ts is written with the single letter c.

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