Pronunciation

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Alphabet Z

Z is one of the least frequent letters in Danish and is found only in loanwords. It has one simple, consistent pronunciation.
Sounds like s (as in sun)
en quiz	kvees	a quiz
en zebra	see-bʁa	a zebra
en zone	soh-nə	a zone
benzin	bɛn-seen	petrol, gas
ozon	oh-sohn	ozone
Belize	bɛ-lee-s	Belize
New Zealand	new-seelʌn	New Zealand
Schweiz	svaits	Switzerland
Venezuela	vɛ-nə-suela	Venezuela
Zambia	sʌm-bia	Zambia
Unlike in English, the letter z in Danish is never voiced like in zoo or buzz. It is always pronounced with a sharp, unvoiced s sound.