Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% sta nd a nts a ndfather a ndon a rage ə 28.99% a bortion a ccounta nt a min a n a l eɪ 20.57% a a ke a ke a to a by ɑ 5.03% gara ge a ss a sta a a ther ɛ 3.47% toma to a ir a irplane a rrot a irs a 2.75% ca bbage a dder a st a ndkerchief ɪ 1.92% banda ge a nge a te a ge a in ɔ 1.63% wa ll a lt a lled a lk a lk ɒ 1.23% ya cht a llow a n a tch a sher ʌ 0.54% wa sn't a ppointment
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% handb ag b b normal b roccoli b ow
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c arrot c orner c ough c ousin c liff s 22.81% c eiling c e c e c e c e
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% gold d entist d ow d d ashboard
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% archite ct e lt e ll e gg e venty ɪ 22.88% e xactly e sert e t e ligion e t ə 18.90% ele vator e nteen e n e l e ninsula i 8.37% ge ography e cies e ciate e iling e gional e 4.39% ve getable e licopter e ngineer ɪə 1.70% ze ro e er e er e real
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f eud f ound f reezer f if teen f ather
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% g love g utter g ar g ate g old dʒ 27.65% spong e g eon g erator g e g e 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 ip h andle h edge h elicopter h eard
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% laughi ng i tami n i nd i c i st aɪ 15.34% i sland i ting i nety i le i me i 4.64% pi anist i i an i o i ano ə 3.88% pupi l i ous i l i ty i n j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% i dea i re
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% paj amas j udge j eans j acket j o d͡ʒ 12.38% j aw j azz j uice
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% milk k itchen k e k k et
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% gl ove l ight l ick l l ɫ 1.39% sil ver l əl 0.60% real l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% lim e m m m ouse m an
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% laven der n imal n ge n n dage ŋ 3.52% win k n key n k n k n xious
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% vio lin o hol o l o mputer o mmission ɒ 26.97% co ntinent o g o litician o ttom o gical əʊ 16.92% zero o be o e o pe o se o 6.88% piano o fa o torcycle o o ceries ʌ 5.85% mo ther o vel o ther o ven o nkey ɔ 5.28% flo or o il o urteen o pter o ilet 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% p leasure p p epper p etrol p e
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% tr ansport r age r une r obe r andfather r 24.03% br a r essure r etcher r og r y ə 3.31% requir e r e r əɹ 3.20% dur ing r e r ity
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% s ixty s ofa s carf s nake s erious z 17.28% pajamas s paper s e s n't s ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% us ually s ure
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% t ast e t e t t t
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% ju dge u ctor u tter u sh u g ju 19.51% u niform u e u sic u sician u sed ə 13.04% pleasu re u ry u l u re u 7.19% pru ne u ler u te jʊ 5.44% secu rity u ring ʊ 4.93% bu tcher u ous u sh u gar u ll ɪ 1.44% lettu ce u it u itar
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% detectiv e v e v ice v enteen v en
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w ardrobe w ard w histle w allow w heel ʊ 4.61% crow bar w
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% ax e x x ophone 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% geography y y y y ɪ 15.58% boy y cle y aɪ 10.59% why y y chological y y chiatrist j 4.36% lawy er y ellow y acht
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% sneez e z or z ero z ine z er
