Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ca p a t a zz a vender a mmer ə 28.99% ba lloon a l a zine a nana a l eɪ 20.57% bra celet a ke a ste a ge a y ɑ 5.03% grandfa ther a mas a na a ge a ss ɛ 3.47% sta irs a rrot a irplane a ir a to a 2.75% ha ndkerchief a st a bbage a dder ɪ 1.92% mounta in a nge a ge a te a ge ɔ 1.63% sa lt a lk a lled a ll a lk ɒ 1.23% wa tch a n a llow a cht a sher ʌ 0.54% a ppointment a sn't
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b anana b icycle b end b utter b room
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c arrot c rib c ake c ow c urtain s 22.81% c eiling c e c ision c e c e
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d ress d d y d icine d ge
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% se ven e mon e sk e ctive e xit ɪ 22.88% de tergent e quire e t e lieve e leven ə 18.90% eleve n e vator e nt e l e nder i 8.37% ce iling e cies e gional e ciate e ography e 4.39% e ngineer e licopter e getable ɪə 1.70% ze ro e real e er e er
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% beautif ul f erry f loor f ive f urniture
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% plug g g old g g azine dʒ 27.65% pag e g e g e g ical g eon ʒ 4.48% hedg e g e d͡ʒ 4.19% energ y g e g 0.75% g randmother
h H IPA
Frequency
Example
h 100.00% h at h ospital h arp h ill h and
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% si ng i st i ncongruous i nk i gion aɪ 15.34% pi lot i re i ce i vory i e i 4.64% radi o i ne i i ano i copter ə 3.88% penci l i l i ty i mal i n j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% requi re i dea
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% paj amas j eans j udge j o j acket d͡ʒ 12.38% j aw j azz j uice
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% k eyboard k k k ettle k
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% l awyer l umber l in l oudy l ɫ 1.39% beautiful l ver əl 0.60% cruel l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% m ask m aths m ilk m on m otor
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% turn ing n n urse n d n dage ŋ 3.52% win k n ket n xious n key n dkerchief
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% docto r o r o r o n o l ɒ 26.97% o range o g o rest o p o ng əʊ 16.92% o cean o ve o ld o se o se o 6.88% rainbo w o wbar o o ceries o ʌ 5.85% o ven o ther o nge o nkey o lor ɔ 5.28% to ilet o il o pter o y o urteen ɑ 5.11% photo grapher o spital o cking u 1.55% sho e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% hip p up il p el p p
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% br ought r equire r eam r al r oceries r 24.03% tr iangle r etcher r essure r eligion r aphy ə 3.31% flour r e r e əɹ 3.20% dur ing r ity r e
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% mous e s s te s t s z 17.28% ears s ert s ician s paper s ed ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% pleas ure s ually
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% hospit al t ion t t y t ire
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% thu nder u xury u zzle u mber u ck ju 19.51% u niform u e u e u sually u sic ə 13.04% pressu re u l u re u ry u 7.19% flu te u ler u ne jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% su gar u ally u sh u ll u tcher ɪ 1.44% biscu it u ce u itar
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% v itamin v e v enteen v en v e
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w ould w ind w ord w all w alk ʊ 4.61% crow bar w
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% sax ophone x e x x teen x ty ɡ 11.90% ex it x actly kʃ 3.17% anx ious x ury
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% directory y y y y ɪ 15.58% bicy cle y y aɪ 10.59% psy chiatrist y y chological y y j 4.36% lawy er y acht y ellow
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% magaz ine z or z er z ero z e
