Complex sentence: Although these names suggest it is a ligature or a diacritical variant of the letter "o", it is considered a separate letter in Norwegian and Danish, and it is alphabetized after "z"--thus z æ ø and å.
Split into simpler sentences: Although these names suggest it is a ligature or a diacritical variant of the letter "o", speakers of languages which use the letter "ø" hold that it is not. In Norwegian and Danish, it is alphabetized after "z"--thus z æ ø and å.