Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ha nd a ppy a nket a nt a shboard ə 28.99% a ppreciate a ch a n a l a bortion eɪ 20.57% pa per a vour a tor a y a pe ɑ 5.03% cla ss a th a nce a ther a unt ɛ 3.47% toma to a ir a ir a irplane a irs a 2.75% ca bbage a ndkerchief a dder a st ɪ 1.92% chocola te a in a nge a ge a ge ɔ 1.63% sa lt a lk a lk a lk a ll ɒ 1.23% ya cht a n a tch a llow a sher ʌ 0.54% wa sn't a ppointment
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b rown b icycle b b anana b owl
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c up c upboard c alled c ave c ould s 22.81% piec e c e c e c ereal c il
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d irectory d esert d d esk d
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% e nemy e dge e ct e ttle e st ɪ 22.88% e leven e n e t e nough e ligion ə 18.90% ove n e nt e ninsula e l e n i 8.37% ge ography e cies e gional e ciate e iling e 4.39% ve getable e ngineer e licopter ɪə 1.70% ze ro e er e er e real
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f oot f orm f eud f e f reezer
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% geog raphy g g irl g love g dʒ 27.65% garag e g e g e g eography g erator 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 and h andkerchief h orse h ol h oney
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% i ssue i mney i ck i p i dge aɪ 15.34% kni fe i ne i gn i ne i cycle i 4.64% pi ano i copter i o i ne i ous ə 3.88% pupi l i n i l i ous i mal j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% requi re i dea
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% paj amas j o j eans j acket j udge d͡ʒ 12.38% j azz j uice j aw
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% shak e k e k itchen k k
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% twel ve l d l et l ook l ɫ 1.39% sil ver l əl 0.60% real l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% sm ile m irror m ent m ach m on
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% ten n der n s n in sula n ake ŋ 3.52% mon key n k n xious n dkerchief n cle
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% pilo t o r o r o r o ny ɒ 26.97% alcoho l o ngruous o ntinent o t o g əʊ 16.92% o cean o o te o se o e o 6.88% potato o ceries o torcycle o ne o wbar ʌ 5.85% o nion o ther-in-law o ve o ney o ther ɔ 5.28% po int o urteen o il o pter o y ɑ 5.11% sto cking o spital o grapher u 1.55% cano e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% p erfume p asta p el p et p erature
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% r obe r eal r uler r eal r eam r 24.03% r abbit r ip r iangle r a r aphy ə 3.31% flour r e r e əɹ 3.20% temperatur e r ity r ing
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% dentis t s erious s t s treet s carf z 17.28% mus ician s s s s e ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% us ually s ure
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% t urn t ast e t riangle t ruck t
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% ju dge u g u zzle u s u g ju 19.51% u sually u sic u me u pil u niform ə 13.04% beautifu l u re u re u ry u 7.19% pru ne u ler u te jʊ 5.44% secu rity u ring ʊ 4.93% bu tcher u ous u ally u sh u ll ɪ 1.44% biscu it u ce u itar
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% ov en v er v el v el v our
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w ave w ord w ine w heel w asn't ʊ 4.61% crow bar w
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% six ty x x e x i x teen ɡ 11.90% ex actly x it kʃ 3.17% anx ious x ury
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% eighty y y y y ɪ 15.58% bicy cle y y aɪ 10.59% why y y y chiatrist y chological j 4.36% lawy er y acht y ellow
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% sneez e z ine z or z er z ard
