Alphabets often come to be associated with a standard ordering of their letters; this is for collation—namely, for listing words and other items in alphabetical order.
ˈælfəbˌɛts ˈɔfən kˈʌm təbi ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɐ stˈændɚd ˈɔːɹdɚɹɪŋ ʌv ðɛɹ lˈɛɾɚz; ðɪs ɪz fɔːɹ kəlˈeɪʃən—nˈeɪmli, fɔːɹ lˈɪstɪŋ wˈɜːdz ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈaɪɾəmz ɪn ˌælfəbˈɛɾɪkəl ˈɔːɹdɚ.