Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ja zz a t a bnormal a ngle a lcohol ə 28.99% a bortion a ch a phy a n a eɪ 20.57% gra y a mous a ke a ke a te ɑ 5.03% a unt a mas a na a ther a ther ɛ 3.47% a irplane a to a ir a ir a rrot a 2.75% ca st a dder a bbage a ndkerchief ɪ 1.92% banda ge a in a nge a ge a te ɔ 1.63% wa lk a lt a lled a lk a ll ɒ 1.23% ya cht a llow a n a sher a tch ʌ 0.54% wa sn't a ppointment
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% handb ag b ay b oy b ird b icycle
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% bisc uit c ap c ousin c ave c omputer s 22.81% penc il c e c e c ision c e
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% grand father d d irectory d ress d oesn't
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% ele ven e n e d e xit e ttuce ɪ 22.88% tele vision e nough e cision e n e leven ə 18.90% eleve n e ninsula e vator e nty e l i 8.37% ge ography e iling e gional e ciate e cies e 4.39% he licopter e getable e ngineer ɪə 1.70% ce real e ro e er e er
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f if teen f rog f ine f ile f ish
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% g love g g g utter g old dʒ 27.65% surg eon g e g erator g e g eography 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 unter h ol h andkerchief h old h edge
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% pi g i c i nk i sion i ve aɪ 15.34% bi cycle i e i gn i te i le i 4.64% pedestri an i anist i copter i i ous ə 3.88% securi ty i n i l i ous i mal j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% i dea i re
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% j eans j amas j udge j acket j o d͡ʒ 12.38% j aw j uice j azz
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% snak e k eyboard k ey k ettle k itchen
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% hel icopter l cony l avender l l ur ɫ 1.39% sil ver l əl 0.60% real l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% m otorcycle m other-in-law m eat m e m an
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% win dow n od n imal n ey n emy ŋ 3.52% drin k n cle n dkerchief n k n k
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% colo r o ry o li o n o t ɒ 26.97% o range o g o lt o g o ntinent əʊ 16.92% ho ld o se o cial o e o ld o 6.88% so fa o w o torcycle o conut o ne ʌ 5.85% mo ther-in-law o ther o nkey o nge o ther ɔ 5.28% to ilet o int o pter o or o or ɑ 5.11% ho spital o grapher o cking u 1.55% cano e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% grap e p ainter p ilot p lum p illow
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% str eet r ice r umpet r ee r uit r 24.03% r ope r ip r imson r ainer r abbit ə 3.31% requir e r e r əɹ 3.20% secur ity r ing r e
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% s nake s wim s oldier s urgery s pice z 17.28% cous in s ician s e s ert s e ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% us ually s ure
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% t rumpet t ard t or t ory t ast e
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% tu nnel u nter u p u tter u stard ju 19.51% u niform u pil u sician u sually u me ə 13.04% luxu ry u re u l u re u 7.19% flu te u ler u ne jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% pu sh u tcher u ally u ous u ll ɪ 1.44% biscu it u itar u ce
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% silv er v ision v e v oluptuous v en
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% dishw asher w ard w ind w eather w enty ʊ 4.61% crow bar w
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% six ty x i x e x ophone x teen 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% bicy cle y y aɪ 10.59% butterfly y y chiatrist y chological y j 4.36% lawy er y ellow y acht
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% raz or z e z ard z ero z ine
