Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ta p a lcohol a nd a rage a cket ə 28.99% photogra pher a trist a jama s a nana a ce eɪ 20.57% ga te a ste a mous a y a celet ɑ 5.03% bra a unt a na a sta a ss ɛ 3.47% ha ir a ir a irplane a to a rrot a 2.75% ha ndkerchief a st a dder a bbage ɪ 1.92% chocola te a in a nge a ge a ge ɔ 1.63% wa lk a lt a lk a lk a ll ɒ 1.23% swa llow a tch a n a cht a sher ʌ 0.54% wa sn't a ppointment
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b andage b b alcony b end b ridge
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c loudy c le c upboard c ow c olour s 22.81% necklac e c eiling c e c ision c e
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d entist d river d ry d d aughter
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% le g e sk e ll e n e venty ɪ 22.88% re frigerator e nough e rious e t e t ə 18.90% lave nder e ninsula e l e destrian e t i 8.37% spe cies e gional e ography e ciate e iling e 4.39% he licopter e getable e ngineer ɪə 1.70% de er e er e ro e real
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f if teen f f erry f if ty f ruit
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% g irl g love g azine g g dʒ 27.65% g eography g e g e g e g ineer 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 and h elicopter h ospital h ip h eard
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% violi n i nk i tal i ng i ng aɪ 15.34% dri ver i cycle i le i e i te i 4.64% seri ous i ne i i i anist ə 3.88% pupi l i ous i ty i l 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 o j acket j udge j eans d͡ʒ 12.38% j uice j azz j aw
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% milk k k e k ick k
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% l awyer l ate l adder l aughing l e ɫ 1.39% beautiful l ver əl 0.60% real l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% fam ous m bulance m on m outh m
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% cousin n ion n s n ow n ŋ 3.52% pin k n xious n ket n k n k
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% onio n o ry o lin o t o hol ɒ 26.97% co ffee o ctor o t o nnet o ngruous əʊ 16.92% ro pe o o e o be o se o 6.88% mo torcycle o o conut o wbar o fa ʌ 5.85% o ven o ney o ther-in-law o ther o mach ɔ 5.28% helico pter o il o ilet o or o urteen ɑ 5.11% photo grapher o cking o spital u 1.55% cano e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% p ants p uter p p encil p
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% dr eam r eam r idge r r occoli r 24.03% r eligion r ainer r eading r etcher r apher ə 3.31% furnitur e r e r əɹ 3.20% secur ity r ing r e
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% s wallow s inger s tairs s cissors s oldier z 17.28% news paper s s n't s in s ert ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% pleas ure s ually
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% coast t y t t at o t
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% gu tter u pboard u b u ck u mpet ju 19.51% pu pil u sually u niform u sic u ter ə 13.04% pleasu re u ry u re u l u 7.19% flu te u ler u ne jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% usu ally u gar u ll u tcher u ous ɪ 1.44% gu itar u ce u it
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% microwav e v iolin v el v e v alley
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w ardrobe w asn't w ork w enty w ine ʊ 4.61% crow bar w
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% tax i x e x teen x ty x ophone ɡ 11.90% ex actly x it kʃ 3.17% lux ury x ious
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% ferry y y y y ɪ 15.58% boy y y cle aɪ 10.59% cry y chiatrist y y y chological j 4.36% y ellow y acht y er
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% raz or z er z e z ine z ard
