What's the Italian alphabet like? The standard Italian alphabet contains only 21 letters. You may well have to spell out your name and perhaps your address in Italian.

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Unlike the English alphabet, the standard Italian alphabet is missing the letters J, K, W, X, and Y. These letters are rarely used except for foreign words or proper names.