Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ca p a lcony a vender a ctor a pple ə 28.99% regiona l a zine a ccounta nt a lloon a bandon eɪ 20.57% la ke a mous a ve a to a ke ɑ 5.03% cla ss a sk a ge a ss a na ɛ 3.47% ca rrot a irs a irplane a ir a to a 2.75% la dder a ndkerchief a bbage a st ɪ 1.92% chocola te a in a nge a ge a ge ɔ 1.63% wa lk a lled a ll a lk a lt ɒ 1.23% wa tch a n a sher a cht a llow ʌ 0.54% wa sn't a ppointment
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b rought b ab y b ell b b alloon
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c loud c al c rowave c alc ulator c upboard s 22.81% dec ision c e c e c e c eiling
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d ashboard d d aughter d y d ishwasher
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% pe trol e nty e ss e lbow e nemy ɪ 22.88% e xactly e t e t e tective e nough ə 18.90% lave nder e nt e my e l e ninsula i 8.37% re gional e ography e cies e ciate e iling e 4.39% e ngineer e getable e licopter ɪə 1.70% ce real e er e er e ro
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% ref rigerator f if teen f our f erry f ine
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% g oat g old g lass g g ruous dʒ 27.65% refrig erator g eon g eography g e g ical 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 air h and h orn h oney h ail
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% pi g i sion i rectory i ful i n aɪ 15.34% fi le i crowave i sland i der i ne i 4.64% pi ano i anist i an i copter i ə 3.88% cousi n i l i l i mal i ty j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% i dea i re
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% paj amas j udge j eans j o j acket d͡ʒ 12.38% j azz j aw j uice
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% sk in k ey k e k k irt
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% sal t l uptuous l icopter l ight l anket ɫ 1.39% beautiful l ver əl 0.60% real l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% lem on m pet m aths m ney m in
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% cousin n n in eteen n ch n od ŋ 3.52% drin k n xious n ket n k n cle
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% razo r o mmission o tato o phone o late ɒ 26.97% sho p o ntinent o del o ctor o t əʊ 16.92% wardro be o be o o me o ld o 6.88% gro ceries o o w o ne o conut ʌ 5.85% bro ther o ve o nkey o nge o ther ɔ 5.28% to ilet o pter o urteen o or o int ɑ 5.11% sto cking o grapher o spital u 1.55% sho e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% p up il p asta p ants p ink p lumber
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% gr ape r r ain r r ol r 24.03% micr owave r etcher r aphy r a r og ə 3.31% requir e r r e əɹ 3.20% temperatur e r ity r ing
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% pas ta s ixty s pider s s wan z 17.28% hos e s s on s in s paper ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% pleas ure s ually
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% t en t ard t t ographer t
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% du ck u nder u n u stard u m ju 19.51% pu pil u ter u me u sed u sually ə 13.04% luxu ry u l u re u re u 7.19% flu te u ne u ler jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% pu ll u tcher u gar u ous u ally ɪ 1.44% gu itar u it u ce
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% v ice v e v e v enty v e
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% dishw asher w all w ord w ave w ine ʊ 4.61% crow bar w
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% tax i x x ophone 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% luxury y y y y ɪ 15.58% seventy y cle y aɪ 10.59% why y y chological y chiatrist y j 4.36% lawy er y acht y ellow
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% freez er z ine z e z ero z ard
