Hungarian uses the Latin script but with unique letters and digraphs, so we will:
- Include all independent letters recognized in Hungarian alphabetical order.
- Treat digraphs (cs, dz, dzs, gy, ly, ny, sz, ty, zs) as distinct alphabetic units, just like they are in Hungarian collation.
- For each: glyph → Hungarian name → Latin spelling of name (where different) → grapheme-by-grapheme interpretation → full chain mapping.
Hungarian Alphabet
(Official 44-letter order)
1. A
- Name (Hungarian): a
- Graphemes: a (alpha/aleph, origin)
- Chain: A → a → a
2. Á
- Name: á
- Graphemes: a + acute accent (length/quality shift)
- Chain: Á → á → a + (´)
3. B
- Name: bé
- Graphemes: b (beta/beth, house) + é (epsilon + acute)
- Chain: B → bé → b + é
4. C
- Name: cé
- Graphemes: c (variant gamma) + é
- Chain: C → cé → c + é
5. Cs
- Name: csé
- Graphemes: c + s (sigma/shin) + é
- Chain: Cs → csé → c + s + é
6. D
- Name: dé
- Graphemes: d (delta/dalet) + é
- Chain: D → dé → d + é
7. Dz
- Name: dzé
- Graphemes: d + z (zeta/zayin) + é
- Chain: Dz → dzé → d + z + é
8. Dzs
- Name: dzsé
- Graphemes: d + z + s + é
- Chain: Dzs → dzsé → d + z + s + é
9. E
- Name: e
- Graphemes: e (epsilon/he)
- Chain: E → e → e
10. É
- Name: é
- Graphemes: e + acute accent
- Chain: É → é → e + (´)
11. F
- Name: ef
- Graphemes: e + f (digamma/waw)
- Chain: F → ef → e + f
12. G
- Name: gé
- Graphemes: g (gamma/gimel) + é
- Chain: G → gé → g + é
13. Gy
- Name: gý / gyé
- Graphemes: g + y (upsilon/yod) + é
- Chain: Gy → gyé → g + y + é
14. H
- Name: há
- Graphemes: h (heth) + á (a + acute)
- Chain: H → há → h + á
15. I
- Name: i
- Graphemes: i (iota/yod)
- Chain: I → i → i
16. Í
- Name: í
- Graphemes: i + acute
- Chain: Í → í → i + (´)
17. J
- Name: jóta
- Graphemes: j (iota/gamma form) + ó (o + acute) + t (tau) + a
- Chain: J → jóta → j + ó + t + a
18. K
- Name: ká
- Graphemes: k (kappa/kaph) + á
- Chain: K → ká → k + á
19. L
- Name: el
- Graphemes: e + l (lambda/lamed)
- Chain: L → el → e + l
20. Ly
- Name: ely / lyé
- Graphemes: l + y + é
- Chain: Ly → lyé → l + y + é
21. M
- Name: em
- Graphemes: e + m (mu/mem)
- Chain: M → em → e + m
22. N
- Name: en
- Graphemes: e + n (nu/nun)
- Chain: N → en → e + n
23. Ny
- Name: eny / nyé
- Graphemes: n + y + é
- Chain: Ny → nyé → n + y + é
24. O
- Name: o
- Graphemes: o (omicron/ayin)
- Chain: O → o → o
25. Ó
- Name: ó
- Graphemes: o + acute
- Chain: Ó → ó → o + (´)
26. Ö
- Name: ö
- Graphemes: o + diaeresis (fronting vowel shift)
- Chain: Ö → ö → o + (¨)
27. Ő
- Name: ő
- Graphemes: o + double acute
- Chain: Ő → ő → o + (˝)
28. P
- Name: pé
- Graphemes: p (pi/pe) + é
- Chain: P → pé → p + é
29. Q
- Name: kú
- Graphemes: k + u (upsilon)
- Chain: Q → kú → k + u
30. R
- Name: er
- Graphemes: e + r (rho/resh)
- Chain: R → er → e + r
31. S
- Name: es
- Graphemes: e + s (sigma/shin)
- Chain: S → es → e + s
32. Sz
- Name: esz
- Graphemes: e + s + z
- Chain: Sz → esz → e + s + z
33. T
- Name: té
- Graphemes: t (tau/taw) + é
- Chain: T → té → t + é
34. Ty
- Name: tyé
- Graphemes: t + y + é
- Chain: Ty → tyé → t + y + é
35. U
- Name: u
- Graphemes: u (upsilon/waw)
- Chain: U → u → u
36. Ú
- Name: ú
- Graphemes: u + acute
- Chain: Ú → ú → u + (´)
37. Ü
- Name: ü
- Graphemes: u + diaeresis
- Chain: Ü → ü → u + (¨)
38. Ű
- Name: ű
- Graphemes: u + double acute
- Chain: Ű → ű → u + (˝)
39. V
- Name: vé
- Graphemes: v (upsilon-derived) + é
- Chain: V → vé → v + é
40. W
- Name: dupla vé
- Graphemes: v + v
- Chain: W → dupla vé → v + v
41. X
- Name: iksz
- Graphemes: i + k + s + z
- Chain: X → iksz → i + k + s + z
42. Y
- Name: ipszilon
- Graphemes: i + p + s + y + l + o + n
- Chain: Y → ipszilon → i + p + s + y + l + o + n
43. Z
- Name: zé
- Graphemes: z + é
- Chain: Z → zé → z + é
44. Zs
- Name: zsé
- Graphemes: z + s + é
- Chain: Zs → zsé → z + s + é