Ä facts for kids
Ä or ä is not a letter used in English, but is used in some other languages. Ä and ä are both just "a"s with umlauts.
German
Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Ä or ä is one of the 4 extra letters used in German. It can be replaced by using the letters Ae or ae. In English language newspapers it is often written as A or a but this is not correct. Ä and ä are usually pronounced like the "e" in "bed".
Internet addresses are written as "ae" because the internet address system can only understand ordinary English letters.
Images for kids
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Sign of Stäket, a residential area in Järfälla Municipality, Sweden.
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The sign at the bus station of the Finnish town Mynämäki, illustrating an artistic variation of the letter Ä.
See also
In Spanish: Ä para niños
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