One-Letter Words

A list of words of one letter length

Introduction

This is a list of words which consist solely of one letter. We do not consider substandard abbreviations ("SMS abbreviations") or interjections (such as "A!"). As a rule of thumb, any word that could be found in a newspaper is fair game.

Please contact me if you want to add a word or if you can provide a missing example sentence, which is much appreciated.

Latin Alphabet

Word	Meaning	Example
a, Czech	conj., and	Vojna a mír: War and peace
a, Danish	prep., of, at, to	Note: commonly written as à
a, Danish	v., imperative of ae, to pet
a, English	indef. art.	I am a man.
a, French	v., 3rd pers. sg. of avoir, to have	Il a une voiture: He has a car
a, Hungarian	def. art.	Éjszaka a múzeumban: Night at the museum
a, Italian	prep., to, at, in	Andiamo a Roma: Let's go to Rome
a, Polish	and
a, Portuguese	fem. def. art.	A mulher de preto: The woman in black
a, Portuguese	prep., to, at
a, Romanian	fem. sg. pos. art.	O prietenă de a mea: A friend of mine
a, Romanian	marker for inf. verbs	A fi sau a nu fi: To be or not to be
a, Romanian	3rd pers. sg. of modal aux. v. avea
a, Serbo-Croatian	and, but
a, Slovak	conj., and
a, Slovene	conj., but
a, Spanish	prep., to, by, at	Yo veo a un hombre: I see a man
a, Welsh	conj., and
à, Dutch	prep., per, at, borrowed from French	5 stuks à € 10,-: 5 pieces at €10 each
à, French	prep., to, at, per	Je vais à Londres: I'm going to London
à, German	See Dutch.
à, Portuguese	prep., by, to
à, Slovene	See Dutch.
à, Swedish	See Dutch.
à, Vietnamese	part., indicates a question	Mày biết làm à?: You know how to do it?
á, Faroese	n., brook, stream, river
á, Faroese	prep., on, in, at
á, Icelandic	n., river	Thames er helsta á Suður-Englands: Thames is the main river of South England.
á, Icelandic	n., ind. acc. sg. of ær, female sheep
á, Icelandic	v., 1st and 3rd pers. sg. of eiga, to own	Ég á líf: I'm alive
á, Icelandic	prep., on, in	Ég bý á Íslandi: I live in Iceland.
å, Danish	n., small river, creek
å, Norwegian	part., inf. marker	Å være eller ikke være: To be or not to be
å, Swedish	n., river, creek
å, Swedish	prep., used in certain expressions as on	å andra sidan: on the other hand
â, Welsh	prep., with
ạ, Vietnamese	part., expresses politeness	Chào cụ ạ: How do you do?
æ, Icelandic	adv., always, forever
e, Hungarian	determiner, this
e, Italian	and	Guerra e pace: War and peace
e, Portuguese	and	Guerra e paz: War and peace
e, Spanish	and, when preceding the vowel /i/	Francés e inglés: French and English
e, Vietnamese	v., to fear
è, Italian	v., 3rd pers. sg. of essere, to be	New York è una città: New York is a city
é, Portuguese	v., 3rd pers. sg. of ser, to be	Nova York é uma cidade: New York is a city
é, Vietnamese	n., lemon basil (or its seeds?)
ê, Vietnamese	adj., numb
ế, Vietnamese	adj., unmarketable
i, Czech	conj., and, even, both	Já i ty: Me and you both
i, Danish	prep., in, inside	Sport i Texas: Sports in Texas
I, Danish	2nd pers. pl.
I, English	1st pers. sg.	I think, therefore I am
i, Italian	m. pl. def. art.	I giorni più belli: The most beautiful days
i, Norwegian	prep., in, inside	Sport i Texas: Sports in Texas
i, Polish	and	Wojna i pokój: War and peace
i, Serbo-Croatian	conj., and, even	Rat i mir: War and peace
i, Slovak	and
i, Swedish	prep., in, to	Sport i Texas: Sports in Texas
í, Faroese	prep., in, into
í, Icelandic	prep., in, for	Íshokkí er vaxandi íþrótt í Ungverjalandi: Ice hockey is a growing sport in Hungary
į, Lithuanian	prep., to, into	Atgal į gamtą: Back to Nature (name of "Into the Wild" in lt.)
k, Czech	prep., to, towards	Běžel k domu: He ran towards the house
k, Serbo-Croatian	prep., to, towards
o, Czech	prep., about, for, on	Kniha o tobě: A book about you, O pět let dříve: Five years later
o, Italian	or	Essere o non essere: To be or not to be
o, Lithuanian	conj., and
o, Polish	prep., about, at, for	Musimy porozmawiać o Kevinie: We need to talk about Kevin
o, Portuguese	m. def. art.	o ditador: the dictator
o, Portuguese	pron., him, it as dir. obj.
o, Romanian	indef. art.	o carte: a book
o, Romanian	pron., 3rd p. acc. f. unstressed
o, Serbo-Croatian	prep., on, about
o, Slovene	prep., about
o, Spanish	or	Ser o no ser: To be or not to be
o, Turkish	pron., 3rd p., he, she, it
o, Turkish	dem. pron., that	O gece: That night
ö, Swedish	n., island	Jag är en ö: I am an island
ø, Danish	n., island	Pitcairn er en britisk ø: Pitcairn is a British island
ő, Hungarian	pron., 3rd p. sg.
ó, Vietnamese	n., buzzard, hawk
ô, Vietnamese	n., cell (of a table or grid)
ô, Vietnamese	n., umbrella
ổ, Vietnamese	n., nest
ở, Vietnamese	prep., at, in
ở, Vietnamese	v., to reside
s, Czech	prep., with	S tebou: With you
s, Hungarian	conj., short var. of és (and)	Fájdalom s öröm: Pain and pleasure
s, Slovak	prep., with
s, Slovene	alt. form of z before voiceless cons.
s, Serbo-Croatian	prep., with, from
u, Afrikaans	pron., 2nd p. sg. formal	U het u woorde vervul: You fulfilled your words
u, Czech	prep., at, by	U moře: At the sea
u, Dutch	pron., 2nd p. sg. formal	Bent u tevreden?: Are you happy?
u, Polish	prep., at	U kresu dnia: At the end of the day
u, Serbo-Croatian	prep., in, at, to	Život u gradu: Life in the city
u, Spanish	or, when preceding the vowel /o/	Con mis padres u otros: With my parents or others
v, Czech	prep., in, on, for	V krabici: Inside a box, V pondělí: On Monday
v, Slovene	prep., in, into	Življenje v Evropi: Living in Europe
w, Polish		Noc w muzeum: Night at the museum
y, French	pron., there, to that	Nous y sommes: We are there
y, Spanish	conj., and	Guerra y paz: War and peace
y, Vietnamese	n., medicine	Y tế: health care
ý, Vietnamese	n., point, meaning	Ý không rõ ràng: Unclear meaning
z, Czech	prep., from	Z domu: From a house
z, Polish	prep., from, at	Jestem z Polski: I am from Poland
z, Polish	prep., with	Z tobą: With you
z, Slovak	prep., from
z, Slovene	prep., with

Cyrillic Alphabet

Word	Meaning	Example
а, Bulgarian	conj., but, and
а, Macedonian	See Bulgarian
а, Russian	conj., but, and
а, Serbo-Croatian	conj., but, and
а, Ukrainian	conj., and, but
в, Bulgarian	prep., in, at
в, Russian	prep., in, at	Спорт в Техасе: Sports in Texas
в, Ukrainian	prep., in, at
е, Bulgarian	v., 3rd p. sg. of съм, to be
е, Bulgarian	particle for emphasis/questions
е, Macedonian	v., 3rd p. sg. of сум, to be
є, Ukrainian	v., pres. ind. of бути, to be	Життя як воно є: Life as it is
ж, Russian	part., after all, very	Что ж!: Well then!
ж, Ukrainian
з, Belarusian	prep., with, since
з, Ukrainian	prep., with, from	Кімната з виглядом: A room with a view
и, Russian	conj., and, even	Война и мир: War and peace
і, Ukrainian	conj., and, even	Війна і мир: War and peace
й, Ukrainian	conj., and (after vowels)	Україна й Англія: Ukraine and England
к, Russian	prep., to, toward
к, Serbo-Croatian	prep., to, toward
о, Russian	prep., about, against	Я читал о нём: I've read about him
о, Serbo-Croatian	prep., about, against
с, Bulgarian	prep., with	Стая с изглед: A room with a view
с, Serbo-Croatian	prep., with, from
с, Russian	prep., with, from	Комната с видом: A room with a view
у, Belarusian	prep., in	У тумане: In the fog
у, Russian	prep., at, by
у, Serbo-Croatian	prep., at, in
у, Ukrainian	prep., in, at
ў, Belarusian	prep., in (after vowels)	Аліса ў краіне цудаў: Alice in Wonderland
я, Russian	1st pers. pron.	Я знаю, куда я иду: I know where I'm going
я, Ukrainian	1st pers. pron.	Люба, я зменшив дітей: Honey, I shrunk the kids

Hebrew alphabet

Word	Meaning	Example
אַ, Yiddish	indef. art.

Greek Alphabet

Word	Meaning	Example
ε, Greek	interj. indicating a wish
η, Greek	f. def. art.	H Πολυκατοικία: The Block of Flats
ή, Greek	conj., or	Να ζει κανείς ή να μη ζει: To be or not to be
ο, Greek	m. def. art.	Ο Μαγικός Αυλός: The Magic Flute