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Name that Greek Letter

Guess the name of each selected ancient Greek letter.
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Last updated: August 10, 2019
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First submittedFebruary 22, 2012
Times taken297,207
Average score70.8%
Rating4.94
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Symbol
Name
Π π
Pi
Δ δ
Delta
Ε ε
Epsilon
Α α
Alpha
Ρ ρ
Rho
Γ γ
Gamma
Κ κ
Kappa
Η η
Eta
Symbol
Name
Ο ο
Omicron
Υ υ
Upsilon
Μ μ
Mu
Ξ ξ
Xi
Ω ω
Omega
Ζ ζ
Zeta
Σ σ
Sigma
Θ θ
Theta
Symbol
Name
Λ λ
Lambda
Φ φ
Phi
Ι ι
Iota
Ψ ψ
Psi
Τ τ
Tau
Ν ν
Nu
Χ χ
Chi
Β β
Beta
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101 Recent Comments
2Boo2
+3
Level 39
Feb 23, 2012
Where did you guys go to school? Learning the Greek alphabet in grade school; very cool!
australianviking
+4
Level 34
Jan 2, 2015
I never learnt at all! I wish I was taught in school
mariofan367
+2
Level 14
Feb 23, 2012
Pi takes the cake.
Lemurlover3
+2
Level 39
Feb 23, 2012
I agree with 2Boo2. We've never learned any greek letters in school but I still got 22/24
delky06
+1
Level 28
Feb 27, 2012
100% with 3:28 to spare
Nyneve922
+1
Level 41
Mar 5, 2012
@2Boo2: I went to school in suburban Philadelphia, and we did a unit on ancient Greek culture in like fourth grade. But I think I probably remember the alphabet more because I have a knack for languages than because it was such an important part of the curriculum.
NV1
+1
Level 53
Apr 5, 2020
PHIladelpia.
AlexThirkell
+3
Level 74
Aug 30, 2020
φιλαδηλφια ?
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 71
Dec 22, 2021
Actually, Φιλαδέλφεια, but close enough!
Tabatra234
+1
Level 14
Apr 3, 2024
you're that kind of nerd aren't you ?
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 71
Dec 23, 2024
Not really - I just learn modern Greek for fun (and because Greece is a wonderful place to vacation).
Nyneve922
+2
Level 41
Mar 5, 2012
Oh, and it helps that I've had a lot of courses in sciences, maths, statistics, and logic, all of which have their favorite Greek symbols.
duhhnielle
+1
Level 32
Apr 5, 2012
got them all with 3:22 left :)
IsaacWalker
+2
Level 35
May 3, 2012
I have also seen it spelled "Omikron"
LosScorpions
+9
Level 46
Sep 5, 2012
They forgot to include "Sir", the last letter of the Greek Alphabet when pledging a fraternity!
sillie
+4
Level 76
May 6, 2014
Upsilon? I tried it with Ipsilon and Ypsilon, never did I imagine... Is the spelling Americanized or do they spell it like that in Greece too? In that case just my country changed the spelling..
ArisOBafiaris
+1
Level 44
Jul 7, 2021
In Greek we spell it Ύψιλον and it’s pronounced e -pse -lohn
AverageLondoner
+1
Level 57
Dec 24, 2024
Greece uses the Hellenic alphabet so they don't really spell it in anyway
CallixRose
+8
Level 12
Jul 11, 2014
15/24

I'm greek and know the alphabet in greek, but these are spelt weird

Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Jan 22, 2016
Because this is an English language quiz site the answers use the English spelling. I don't know if there is a Greek quiz site, but if there is then the spelling would be in the Greek language.
constantinosgr
+5
Level 39
Sep 5, 2014
Actually, as a Greek, i have to say there are too many mistakes here. Ρ is Ro, Y is Ipsilon, M is Mi, Λ is Lamda, T is Taf and N is Ni.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Sep 5, 2014
I added a note that this is ancient Greek.
LarryLovage
+1
Level 55
Sep 5, 2014
Tau may be pronounced Taf, but I'm sure it's still spelt with an upsilon, even in modern Greek. ευχαριστώ (thanks) is pronounced "eff-charis-to" but it's still written the way it always has been. Same with mu and nu, pronounced mee and nee but written with upsilons.
LarryLovage
+1
Level 55
Sep 5, 2014
Well, thinking about it, maybe I just am wrong about the alphabet. It just strikes me as odd, but maybe typical ,that the only country in the world which doesn't teach the traditional Greek letter spellings would be Greece. In English we maintain 'ph' spellings in words which are derived from Greek words that contained Φ, but in Greece the very letters are now spelt with iotas instead of upsilons.
Tinu
+1
Level 42
Sep 6, 2014
They are not mistakes, it is just the traditional transliteration used by English native speakers. And as this quiz is in English, there is nothing wrong about it (:
ArisOBafiaris
+1
Level 44
Jul 7, 2021
Yes what he means is the transliterations are wrong. They should at least attempt to homophonic to the Greek words for them
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 71
Oct 11, 2023
That's because the "standard" pronunciation of Ancient Greek, as it's taught around the world, is based on the theories of Erasmus of Rotterdam in the 16th century - which are probably wrong. When I started learning Modern Greek four years ago, this surprised me too.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Sep 5, 2014
If you had fun trying a new alphabet here, you may also like to try

Name That Russian Letter!

Sulps
+1
Level 56
Sep 5, 2014
Someone should make a quiz about the modern spellings of Greek letter names. They are different from the classic ones and even more different from their names in English.
Terradraconum
+1
Level 33
Sep 5, 2014
100% :) I taught myself the Greek alphabet and a few words in Greek in a few hours.
quizmaster23
+1
Level 58
Sep 5, 2014
Isn't it spelt Lamda??
warmachine
+1
Level 19
Sep 5, 2014
The only reasons I got most of these are because of physics class and Red vs Blue
alexanderbal
+2
Level 19
Sep 9, 2014
i am greek and i got only 22. There is no nu, it's ni, there is no mu it's mi ! jesus
brandybuck96
+7
Level 83
Sep 7, 2015
Are you Ancient Greek?
Girlgroupstan
+1
Level 20
May 4, 2024
The way no Greek says nu, we say Ni...goodbye 💀
sprk
+5
Level 60
Nov 6, 2014
Interesting Fact: if the radius of a pizza was z, and the depth was a, the volume would be Pizza (Pi x z x z x a)
McKenzieFam
+2
Level 68
Feb 23, 2023
Take that to the Interesting Facts page!
orange3472
+1
Level 70
Mar 22, 2024
And pizz=A
MarcusStone
+2
Level 20
Jan 6, 2015
To think that joining a fraternity at Slippery Rock State College (Sigma Pi = Sig Pigs) in 1975 somehow proved useful. I bested Bluto Bartowski with a 0.0 GPA.
killerkyle
+1
Level 22
Mar 27, 2015
Got them all, Sophomore in College; guess Greek does pay off in the end :p
MasterKenobi
+1
Level 62
May 1, 2015
You should definitely accept omikron as an alternate spelling, since there's no c in Greek and you'd spell it using a kappa. I've always learned omikron, and never seen it written this way outside this quiz (I understand using omicron because of "micro" but that's an Anglification of the original Greek spelling)
jchesney
+1
Level 68
May 5, 2017
As is this quiz.
akwildrose
+1
Level 51
May 1, 2015
Got them. My sister taught me well. I did get stuck on lambda temporarily, though, because I left out the B.
BlackJohn
+2
Level 75
May 25, 2015
Here is a simpler way for english pronunciation imo, if you want it to sound more like actual greek than klingon lol:

Β: vee-ta

Ζ: zee-ta

H: ee-ta

Θ: thee-ta

I: yo-ta

M: me (what is mu seriously?)

N: nee (pronounced like knee)

P: should be exactly like "p" in english they changed it to avoid confusion.

R: raw (much more accurate)

T: tough

Y: he-psilon

Φ: fee

Χ: he

Ψ: psi but like saying pepsi not psychic

I think this should make it easier for both you and us. I had a really hard time understanding greek letters at my british uni and it was crazy.

Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Mar 14, 2016
Should have gone to a Greek Uni.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 84
Nov 24, 2020
I can see that this is well-meant, but it is not accurate. Tau is not pronounced tough.
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 71
Dec 23, 2024
It is - in Modern Greek!
EcceHomo
+1
Level 84
Mar 19, 2025
No it isn't. It is pronounced 'tow' which rhymes with 'cow'.

Tough is pronounced tuff.

theperiodictable
+1
Level 46
Apr 22, 2016
did anyone else just pick the letters on their keyboard
SilverFlute
+2
Level 22
Jul 8, 2016
Hideously corrupt.
mariposita
+1
Level 69
Dec 5, 2016
100% with 3:25 left! Learned some Greek in middle school, don't remember more than the basics of the language, but I still have that alphabet DOWN.
Arp2600
+2
Level 88
Dec 5, 2016
Some alternate spellings could be accepted : ksi for xi, khi for chi, ypsilon for upsilon, omikron for omicron.
Arp2600
+2
Level 88
Nov 23, 2019
I tried ksi, khi and omikron today and they are still not accepted. Would you consider it now?
Arp2600
+1
Level 88
Dec 21, 2021
As usual, I tried those three spellings before entering the wanted ones. I frankly wonder why the Quizmaster is so stubborn about this...
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Feb 23, 2023
because psi and phi are the most common spellings. Omikron is more common, but Omicron is still the most common
sambear
+1
Level 77
Dec 5, 2016
Thank you Maths and physics
JKvexilologist
+1
Level 14
Dec 5, 2016
so weird how they are written
Antofagasta
+1
Level 71
Dec 19, 2016
Yes... very happy to get all of these.
puzzlemaster
+3
Level 73
May 4, 2017
Is it bad that I used the fraternities and sororities from Monsters University? XD
StarSky28
+1
Level 28
May 27, 2017
All correct.I'm not even greek!
Jgould2001
+3
Level 49
Nov 7, 2017
Omicron with a K (omikron) should be acceptable as well
anu23
+1
Level 43
Mar 20, 2018
i guess doing ancient greek for gcse helped a lot with this! 100%
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Dec 10, 2018
tried Ypsilon for a few, same with theta, but for the wrong ones..

Still 50% right! never had greek, and no such things as sororities here. So know pi from maths, gamma from gamma rays. and a few more in similar ways. Alpha and omega are terms you here now and then

Factoriel41
+1
Level 52
Dec 11, 2018
Got 23/24. Science studies are useful at least for one thing.
makouras
+2
Level 85
Sep 9, 2019
I am Greek. There is no 'b' in Lamda.

Where did you get it?

Check in with a Greek speaker first.

I got everything right but this one.

Arp2600
+3
Level 88
Nov 23, 2019
Well it's spelt lambda in several languages. But you're right indeed, Lamda should be accepted.
giannisefoa
+1
Level 59
Sep 20, 2019
Guys I am sorry but I am greek and I scored 16/24... It is kind of inaccurate. May be you should search a little bit better before uploading a quiz
ElectricFlame22
+3
Level 26
Feb 13, 2020
It's not inaccurate, the american spelling is different than the Greek or even British spelling
LoenardChurch
+1
Level 61
Nov 23, 2019
Got it with 3:24 left. I guess three years as a chemical engineering major and being in grad school for chem are finally paying off.
Myerten
+1
Level 50
Dec 6, 2019
When they said there weren't any extra studies available in the Netherlands when chosing Greek, they probably didn't think about the quizzes here!
DizzyTiger
+1
Level 69
Oct 4, 2020
I am Greek and truly, my eyes hurt when I see the american spelling!
Anchi
+3
Level 45
Oct 23, 2020
Ypsilon is correct, you should accept it.
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Feb 23, 2023
That's kind of how it's said but not how it's spelt (in English)
syphus590
+1
Level 28
Feb 17, 2021
2:39

Scoring

You scored 5/24 = 21%

This beats or equals 10% of test takers

The average score is 17

Your high score is 5

SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Jun 1, 2021
18
ExtendCortes
+3
Level 31
Sep 21, 2021
d for deez nuts
EvanAviator
+1
Level 60
Dec 13, 2021
ok
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Jan 20, 2023
dees nutz*
FrodoBaggins
+3
Level 75
Dec 21, 2021
Covid 19 has made them familiar...
MrBlogger
+1
Level 38
Dec 21, 2021
tell me about it.
carlonian
+9
Level 71
Dec 21, 2021
Thank you Covid-19 variants for teaching me the greek letters!
MrBlogger
+1
Level 38
Dec 21, 2021
+1, probably the funniest comment I've seen all quarantine!
skeletormi
+3
Level 64
Dec 21, 2021
Studying physics finally pays off
MrBlogger
+2
Level 38
Dec 21, 2021
and covid stats!
BlindBoulder
+3
Level 26
Dec 21, 2021
omicron...
Teleport
+3
Level 52
Dec 23, 2021
Got all except Ligma
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
Jan 20, 2023
ligma what??
jbro
+1
Level 72
Dec 23, 2021
first, and isn't a greek letter, and you forgot about eta
Nikkirabie
+2
Level 66
Dec 29, 2021
cant believe they named a greek letter after a covid 19 strain!
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Feb 23, 2023
gg
MalyJacus
+1
Level 59
May 7, 2022
It's been a while since I've taken higher level maths and physics (that's how I learned greek letters).
billmastr
+1
Level 67
Nov 18, 2022
I am Greek and got 15/24 lmao
Mees11
+1
Level 37
Nov 24, 2022
Gamma small letter isnt a y. Its much different
Tadeu
+1
Level 61
Dec 23, 2022
I'm kinda surprise I knew all of them
Azerk
+1
Level 65
Jan 19, 2023
Gamma's small letter threw me off. Surely it looks like something else?
Azerk
+1
Level 65
Jan 19, 2023
Upon checking Google, it seems that the issue is font. That's annoying, but oh well
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Feb 23, 2023
Is this Classical Greek or Koine / Street Greek
yummypizza491
+1
Level 46
Jun 7, 2023
i remember me saying "who could ever do this, this is impossible!" now look at me doing it in 12 seconds
JebraBush
+2
Level 55
Jun 23, 2023
Studying mathematics in college really helped...
yZempX
+1
Level 31
Dec 26, 2023
Do I know greek? Nope, just a physicist
octopus72
+1
Level 69
Jan 5, 2025
Surely "ypsilon" should be accepted for "upsilon" right??
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