| Letter |
Capital |
Pronounce |
|---|
| a | A | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| æ | 33.88% | scalpel | | ə | 28.99% | abandoned | | eɪ | 20.57% | face | | ɑ | 5.03% | bath | | ɛ | 3.47% | stairs | | a | 2.75% | ladder | | ɪ | 1.92% | orange | | ɔ | 1.63% | called | | ɒ | 1.23% | watch | | ʌ | 0.54% | appointment |
|
| b | B | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| b | 100.00% | elbow |
|
| c | C | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| k | 77.19% | continent | | s | 22.81% | bicycle |
|
| d | D | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| d | 100.00% | could |
|
| e | E | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| ɛ | 43.75% | detective | | ɪ | 22.88% | religion | | ə | 18.90% | elevator | | i | 8.37% | geography | | e | 4.39% | engineer | | ɪə | 1.70% | beer |
|
| f | F | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| f | 100.00% | friend |
|
| g | G | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| ɡ | 62.93% | leg | | dʒ | 27.65% | vegetable | | ʒ | 4.48% | judge | | d͡ʒ | 4.19% | charge | | g | 0.75% | grandmother |
|
| h | H | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| h | 100.00% | horse |
|
| i | I | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| ɪ | 74.61% | incongruous | | aɪ | 15.34% | microwave | | i | 4.64% | broccoli | | ə | 3.88% | security | | j | 0.76% | onion | | ʌɪ | 0.76% | require |
|
| j | J | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| dʒ | 87.62% | judge | | d͡ʒ | 12.38% | juice |
|
| k | K | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| k | 100.00% | drink |
|
| l | L | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| l | 98.00% | black | | ɫ | 1.39% | beautiful | | əl | 0.60% | cruel |
|
| m | M | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| m | 100.00% | motor |
|
| n | N | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| n | 96.48% | seventy | | ŋ | 3.52% | uncle |
|
| o | O | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| ə | 30.58% | crimson | | ɒ | 26.97% | bottom | | əʊ | 16.92% | radio | | o | 6.88% | sofa | | ʌ | 5.85% | color | | ɔ | 5.28% | oil | | ɑ | 5.11% | photographer | | u | 1.55% | shoe | | ʊ | 0.86% | woman |
|
| p | P | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| p | 100.00% | perfume |
|
| q | Q | | |
| r | R | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| ɹ | 69.46% | cry | | r | 24.03% | stretcher | | ə | 3.31% | require | | əɹ | 3.20% | security |
|
| s | S | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| s | 81.30% | stairs | | z | 17.28% | used | | ʃ | 0.74% | sugar | | ʒ | 0.69% | pleasure |
|
| t | T | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| t | 100.00% | belt |
|
| u | U | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| ʌ | 48.46% | judge | | ju | 19.51% | pupil | | ə | 13.04% | pleasure | | u | 7.19% | prune | | jʊ | 5.44% | security | | ʊ | 4.93% | butcher | | ɪ | 1.44% | biscuit |
|
| v | V | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| v | 100.00% | violin |
|
| w | W | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| w | 95.39% | would | | ʊ | 4.61% | crowbar |
|
| x | X | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| ks | 84.92% | axe | | ɡ | 11.90% | exit | | kʃ | 3.17% | anxious |
|
| y | Y | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| i | 69.47% | thirty | | ɪ | 15.58% | bicycle | | aɪ | 10.59% | psychiatrist | | j | 4.36% | lawyer |
|
| z | Z | | | IPA |
Frequency |
Example |
| z | 100.00% | freezer |
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