Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% la mp a n a xe a no a p ə 28.99% politicia n a nana a ture a ce a jama s eɪ 20.57% ga te a per a te a tor a ge ɑ 5.03% ba th a mas a na a ss a ss ɛ 3.47% sta irs a ir a rrot a irplane a ir a 2.75% la dder a st a ndkerchief a bbage ɪ 1.92% banda ge a nge a te a in a ge ɔ 1.63% wa ll a lk a lk a lk a lt ɒ 1.23% dishwa sher a cht a tch a llow a n ʌ 0.54% a ppointment a sn't
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b alcony b iscuit b room b ow b rown
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c at c tory c urity c ream c ousin s 22.81% danc e c e c elet c e c e
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% ward d d d d ance
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% de sk e dge e mon e ncil e lbow ɪ 22.88% bucke t e er e xhaust e leven e n ə 18.90% contine nt e my e vator e nder e t i 8.37% appre ciate e ography e cies e gional e iling e 4.39% he licopter e ngineer e getable ɪə 1.70% de er e er e ro e real
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% beautif ul f e f if teen f riend f ish
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% g uitar g oose g g lass g ruous dʒ 27.65% orang e g e g e g eography g e ʒ 4.48% judg e g e d͡ʒ 4.19% charg e g y g 0.75% g randmother
h H IPA
Frequency
Example
h 100.00% h andkerchief h old h ose h orse h at
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% si xteen i tal i ng i nk i rectory aɪ 15.34% i sland i le i le i e i cycle i 4.64% broccoli i an i i o i copter ə 3.88% penci l i n i l i ous i mal j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% requi re i dea
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% banj o j eans j udge j amas j acket d͡ʒ 12.38% j aw j uice j azz
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% k ey k k ettle k k itchen
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% bl ackboard l or l in l ung l ɫ 1.39% beautiful l ver əl 0.60% real l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% arm m other m e m outh m odel
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% laun dry n ductor n der n n in sula ŋ 3.52% pin k n k n k n cle n k
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% micro wave o r o mmission o logical o r ɒ 26.97% po litician o colate o rest o dy o g əʊ 16.92% radio o pe o se o cean o ld o 6.88% co conut o wbar o o fa o torcycle ʌ 5.85% sho vel o ther o nion o nkey o n ɔ 5.28% po int o or o ilet o pter o or ɑ 5.11% photo grapher o cking o spital u 1.55% sho e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% p ig p etrol p p aint p en
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% br ead r ape r ing r o r uler r 24.03% pr essure r etcher r aphy r iangle r owave ə 3.31% requir e r r e əɹ 3.20% dur ing r ity r e
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% bis cuit s ing s torm s ponge s poon z 17.28% crims on s paper s in s ert s ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% pleas ure s ually
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% chest t t e t at o t ect
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% du ck u ncle u xury u n u m ju 19.51% issu e u sic u niform u me u sed ə 13.04% pressu re u re u ry u l u 7.19% flu te u ler u ne jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% pu sh u tcher u gar u ll u ally ɪ 1.44% biscu it u ce u itar
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% microwav e v enteen v el v e v el
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w ave w indow w ord w hite w histle ʊ 4.61% rainbow w bar
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% tax i x teen x ty x ophone x e ɡ 11.90% ex it x actly kʃ 3.17% anx ious x ury
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% geography y y y y ɪ 15.58% boy y cle y aɪ 10.59% psy chiatrist y y y chological y j 4.36% y acht y er y ellow
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% liz ard z e z ero z or z ine
