Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ca p ba lcony la vender a ctor a pple ə 28.99% regiona l maga zine a ccounta nt ba lloon a bandon eɪ 20.57% la ke fa mous wa ve pota to sha ke ɑ 5.03% cla ss ma sk gara ge gla ss bana na ɛ 3.47% ca rrot sta irs a irplane ha ir toma to a 2.75% la dder ha ndkerchief ca bbage ca st ɪ 1.92% chocola te mounta in ora nge banda ge cabba ge ɔ 1.63% wa lk ca lled wa ll cha lk sa lt ɒ 1.23% wa tch swa n dishwa sher ya cht swa llow ʌ 0.54% wa sn't a ppointment
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b rought b ab y b ell crib b alloon
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c loud psychologic al mic rowave c alc ulator c upboard s 22.81% dec ision vic e piec e spic e c eiling
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d ashboard could d aughter cand y d ishwasher
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% pe trol twe nty dre ss e lbow e nemy ɪ 22.88% e xactly jacke t bonne t de tective e nough ə 18.90% lave nder contine nt ene my came l pe ninsula i 8.37% re gional ge ography spe cies appre ciate ce iling e 4.39% e ngineer ve getable he licopter ɪə 1.70% ce real be er de er ze ro
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% ref rigerator f if teen f our f erry f ine
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% g oat g old g lass leg incong ruous dʒ 27.65% refrig erator surg eon g eography spong e psycholog ical ʒ 4.48% hedg e judg e d͡ʒ 4.19% energ y charg e g 0.75% g randmother
h H IPA
Frequency
Example
h 100.00% h air h and h orn h oney h ail
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% pi g deci sion di rectory beauti ful pumpki n aɪ 15.34% fi le mi crowave i sland spi der ni ne i 4.64% pi ano pi anist pedestri an heli copter broccoli ə 3.88% cousi n pupi l penci l ani mal securi ty j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% i dea requi re
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% paj amas j udge j eans banj o j acket d͡ʒ 12.38% j azz j aw j uice
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% sk in k ey rak e drink sk irt
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% sal t vol uptuous hel icopter l ight bl anket ɫ 1.39% beautiful sil ver əl 0.60% real cruel
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% lem on trum pet m aths chim ney vitam in
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% cousin brown n in eteen ben ch n od ŋ 3.52% drin k an xious blan ket pin k un cle
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% razo r co mmission po tato saxo phone choco late ɒ 26.97% sho p co ntinent mo del do ctor ho t əʊ 16.92% wardro be ro be banjo ho me ho ld o 6.88% gro ceries potato rainbo w saxopho ne co conut ʌ 5.85% bro ther glo ve mo nkey spo nge mo ther ɔ 5.28% to ilet helico pter fo urteen flo or po int ɑ 5.11% sto cking photo grapher ho spital u 1.55% sho e cano e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% p up il p asta p ants p ink p lumber
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% gr ape color dr ain liquor petr ol r 24.03% micr owave str etcher geogr aphy br a fr og ə 3.31% requir e flour furnitur e əɹ 3.20% temperatur e secur ity dur ing
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% pas ta s ixty s pider maths s wan z 17.28% hos e ears crims on cous in news paper ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% pleas ure us ually
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% t en must ard hot phot ographer goat
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% du ck thu nder ru n mu stard dru m ju 19.51% pu pil compu ter perfu me u sed u sually ə 13.04% luxu ry beautifu l pleasu re pressu re u 7.19% flu te pru ne ru ler jʊ 5.44% du ring secu rity ʊ 4.93% pu ll bu tcher su gar incongru ous usu ally ɪ 1.44% gu itar biscu it lettu ce
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% v ice microwav e cav e sev enty stov e
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% dishw asher w all w ord microw ave w ine ʊ 4.61% crow bar rainbow
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% tax i six sax ophone six teen six ty ɡ 11.90% ex it ex actly kʃ 3.17% anx ious lux ury
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% luxury candy thirty body nappy ɪ 15.58% seventy bicy cle boy aɪ 10.59% why cry psy chological psy chiatrist butterfly j 4.36% lawy er y acht y ellow
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% freez er magaz ine sneez e z ero liz ard