The 6 MOST CONFUSING Greek Letters

Hello everyone,

I’m Thanasis and in this post, you will learn the 6 MOST CONFUSING Greek letters and how to say them correctly!

Have you ever stumbled upon a Greek letter that caused you troubles in reading? You’re not alone!

There are some Greek letters that look exactly or almost exactly like English letters and that’s so confusing to many Greek learners!

So grab your notebooks and let’s get started!

the 6 MOST CONFUSING Greek letters

The 6 MOST CONFUSING letters in Greek are

Let’s see them one by one.

1. Ε, ε (epsilon)

Ε, ε (epsilon) is tricky because the greek ε looks like the english e.
We’ll pronounce it “e” as in “pen” and NOT “i” as in “be”

For example
Ελένη
e LE ni

2. Η, η (ita)

Η, η (ita) is tricky because the greek η looks like the english n.
We’ll pronounce it “i” and NOT “n”.

For example
Ηλίας
i LI as

3. Ν, ν (ni)

Ν, ν (ni) is tricky because the greek ν looks like the english v.
We’ll pronounce it “n” and NOT “v”.

For example
Νίκος
NI kos

4. Ρ, ρ (ro)

Ρ, ρ (ro) is tricky because the greek ρ looks like the english p.
We’ll pronounce it “r” and NOT “p”.

For example
Ράνια
RA nia

5. Υ υ (ipsilon)

Υ, υ (ipsilon) is tricky because the greek υ looks like the english u.
We’ll pronounce it “i” and NOT “u”.

For example
πολύ
po LI

6. Χ, χ (chi)

Χ, χ (chi) is tricky because the greek χ looks like the english x.

We’ll pronounce it like a strong “h” and not like the “x”.

For example
όχι
O hi

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