In the narrower sense, some scholars distinguish "true" alphabets from two other types of segmental script, abjads, and abugidas.
ɪnðə nˈæɹoʊɚ sˈɛns, sˌʌm skˈɑːlɚz dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ "tɹˈuː" ˈælfəbˌɛts fɹʌm tˈuː ˈʌðɚ tˈaɪps ʌv sɛɡmˈɛntəl skɹˈɪpt, ɐbdʒˈædz, ænd ɐbjˈuːdʒɪdəz.