Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ta p a nd a cket a mel a xe ə 28.99% woma n a lloon a n a pher a ppreciate eɪ 20.57% refrigera tor a ve a y a ke a pe ɑ 5.03% ba throom a ther a nce a ss a unt ɛ 3.47% toma to a irplane a ir a rrot a irs a 2.75% ca bbage a dder a st a ndkerchief ɪ 1.92% banda ge a ge a te a nge a in ɔ 1.63% wa lk a lled a lk a lt a ll ɒ 1.23% wa tch a cht a sher a llow a n ʌ 0.54% a ppointment a sn't
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b anjo b utter b anana b onnet b oard
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c ould c rowbar c arrot c ake c s 22.81% fac e c il c ycle c e c elet
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d oes d rummer d ge d d icine
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% que stion e f e mon e strian e ct ɪ 22.88% bucke t e quire e curity e tective e lieve ə 18.90% surge on e t e nder e nteen e n i 8.37% ge ography e gional e ciate e cies e iling e 4.39% he licopter e getable e ngineer ɪə 1.70% ce real e er e ro e er
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f if ty f ourteen f urniture f lute f ruit
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% g love g g ray g azine g dʒ 27.65% pag e g e 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 andbag h elicopter h it h ot h and
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% arti st i st i quor i p i ng aɪ 15.34% wi ne i lot i ve i crowave i der i 4.64% taxi i o i i ne i an ə 3.88% ani mal i n i ous i l i l j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% i dea i re
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% j eans j o j udge j amas j acket d͡ʒ 12.38% j azz j uice j aw
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% milk k itchen k k k ey
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% regional l ightning l ood l aundry l ook ɫ 1.39% sil ver l əl 0.60% real l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% m ouse m onkey m m ountain m as
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% sn eeze n appy n dy n ut n d ŋ 3.52% win k n k n ket n cle n dkerchief
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% vo luptuous o ry o n o late o nductor ɒ 26.97% co ntinent o d o ugh o lt o graphy əʊ 16.92% wardro be o cean o se o cial o ld o 6.88% so fa o conut o torcycle o o ceries ʌ 5.85% grandmo ther o ney o nge o n o ngue ɔ 5.28% o il o or o urteen o y o or ɑ 5.11% sto cking o spital o grapher u 1.55% sho e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% sp ice p p en p up il p uter
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% br ush r eal r e r oof r adio r 24.03% micr owave r ip r apher r etcher r ope ə 3.31% furnitur e r r e əɹ 3.20% dur ing r ity r e
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% pedes trian s lap s e s tion s chool z 17.28% jeans s s s paper s port ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% pleas ure s ually
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% hot t rainer t t e t or
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% lu ng u t u m u cket u zzle ju 19.51% compu ter u me u sually u sed u e ə 13.04% luxu ry u re u re u l u 7.19% ru ler u te u ne jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% usu ally u tcher u ll u ous u gar ɪ 1.44% gu itar u ce u it
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% v itamin v el v e v en v iolin
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% tw enty w ink w ould w elve w oman ʊ 4.61% crow bar w
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% sax ophone x e x teen x x ty ɡ 11.90% ex it x actly kʃ 3.17% lux ury x ious
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% baby y y y y ɪ 15.58% bicy cle y y aɪ 10.59% psy chological y y chiatrist y y j 4.36% y ellow y acht y er
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% raz or z er z ine z ero z ard
