Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% a nimal a ndon a p a mmer a lpel ə 28.99% regiona l a lly a noe a l a pher eɪ 20.57% microwa ve a ce a per a pe a mous ɑ 5.03% gla ss a sta a ge a th a na ɛ 3.47% ca rrot a ir a irs a ir a irplane a 2.75% ca bbage a ndkerchief a st a dder ɪ 1.92% ora nge a in a ge a ge a te ɔ 1.63% ta lk a lled a lk a lk a lt ɒ 1.23% wa tch a n a llow a sher a cht ʌ 0.54% a ppointment a sn't
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b ear b ucket b andage b ean b rown
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c at c le c onduc tor c abbage c lass s 22.81% lettuc e c ycle c e c e c e
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d rink d esert d d d aughter
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% de sk e stion e rry e ven e ntist ɪ 22.88% de cision e xhaust e t e tergent e leven ə 18.90% tunne l e t e vator e l e my i 8.37% ce iling e ography e cies e ciate e gional e 4.39% he licopter e getable e ngineer ɪə 1.70% de er e er e real e ro
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f og f reezer f our f ace f armer
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% g arage g azine g lass g utter g ruous dʒ 27.65% g eography g e g e g e g ineer ʒ 4.48% hedg e g e d͡ʒ 4.19% charg e g y g 0.75% g randmother
h H IPA
Frequency
Example
h 100.00% h erb h eard h andkerchief h ead h ail
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% psychologi cal i ck i mson i p i tami n aɪ 15.34% qui te i le i e i e i ve i 4.64% magazi ne i i an i i anist ə 3.88% cousi n i ty i l i mal i ous j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% requi re i dea
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% j acket j eans j amas j o j udge d͡ʒ 12.38% j aw j azz j uice
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% snak e k irt k ey k e k ettle
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% gol d l ue l or l icopter l ieve ɫ 1.39% sil ver l əl 0.60% real l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% broom m m as m irror m ile
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% can oe n eutral n gin eer n ty n ing ŋ 3.52% pin k n k n key n dkerchief n cle
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% saxo phone o r o lin o r o ny ɒ 26.97% co ugh o ccoli o gical o st o ngruous əʊ 16.92% to e o be o ldier o cial o ve o 6.88% saxopho ne o fa o torcycle o wbar o w ʌ 5.85% mo ther o ven o nion o mach o n ɔ 5.28% po int o or o intment o urteen o or ɑ 5.11% ho spital o cking o grapher u 1.55% cano e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% p each p tuous p erature p iece p ink
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% dir ector y r ee r ib r ious r oom r 24.03% tr iangle r og r aphy r etcher r abbit ə 3.31% requir e r r e əɹ 3.20% secur ity r ing r e
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% s pice s t s t s neeze s z 17.28% news paper s on s s ed s ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% us ually s ure
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% pedest rian t rist t ocking t amin t er
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% mu stard u cket u mpkin u nnel u tter ju 19.51% u niform u me u sually u sician u e ə 13.04% pressu re u ry u re u l u 7.19% flu te u ne u ler jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% usu ally u ous u ll u sh u tcher ɪ 1.44% lettu ce u itar u it
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% microwav e v ice v e v e v enty
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w ould w ind w im w hite w atch ʊ 4.61% rainbow w bar
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% six x teen x ty x ophone x e ɡ 11.90% ex it x actly kʃ 3.17% lux ury x ious
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% laundry y y y y ɪ 15.58% bicy cle y y aɪ 10.59% butterfly y y chiatrist y chological y j 4.36% y acht y er y ellow
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% freez er z ard z ero z ine z e
