The Tetum alphabet is used to write Tetum. It is based on the Latin alphabet and contains 24 letters:
The letters are named: .
The accented letters á, é, ÃÂ, ó, and ú are also used.
The letter W only occurs in some words of dialectal or foreign origin.
The letters G, J, ÃÂ, P, V, X, and Z and the digraphs LL (, //) and RR (, //) only occur in loanwords.
The letters C (), Q (), and Y () are not used in Tetum, except in foreign proper names and international symbols.
The apostrophe () is used to denote glottal stop.