Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% a bnormal pa nts gra ndfather sa xophone ba ndage ə 28.99% tempera ture anima l woma n a bandon usua lly eɪ 20.57% pa ge sha ke ca ve ta ste pa per ɑ 5.03% a unt da nce bra gla ss pa sta ɛ 3.47% ha ir ca rrot cha ir a irplane toma to a 2.75% ca st la dder ca bbage ha ndkerchief ɪ 1.92% banda ge mounta in chocola te ora nge cabba ge ɔ 1.63% wa lk ca lled wa ll cha lk sa lt ɒ 1.23% swa n swa llow wa tch dishwa sher ya cht ʌ 0.54% a ppointment wa sn't
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% ab ortion b ird b lur b ell rub
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c ruel c lass c alc ulator choc olate mic rowave s 22.81% fac e ric e spic e brac elet sauc e
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% stand d og d ress d uck d etective
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% se ven sme ll de sk che rry be nch ɪ 22.88% de cision chicke n re frigerator re quire re ligion ə 18.90% ove n eleve n seve nty tunne l kitche n i 8.37% re gional appre ciate ge ography spe cies ce iling e 4.39% ve getable e ngineer he licopter ɪə 1.70% ze ro de er be er ce real
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f ive butterf ly f ish f avour f inger
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% handbag pig dog g roceries g ate dʒ 27.65% spong e orang e cabbag e psycholog ical g eography ʒ 4.48% hedg e judg e d͡ʒ 4.19% charg e energ y g 0.75% g randmother
h H IPA
Frequency
Example
h 100.00% h ail h ill h old h eard h ead
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% cri mson rabbi t commi ssion si xteen engi neer aɪ 15.34% spi der li e bi cycle wri te psychi atrist i 4.64% pedestri an pi ano taxi broccoli seri ous ə 3.88% cousi n securi ty pupi l anxi ous penci l j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% i dea requi re
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% banj o j udge paj amas j acket j eans d͡ʒ 12.38% j aw j uice j azz
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% desk lak e snak e k ey blank et
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% oil fl ute hol d pupil el even ɫ 1.39% beautiful sil ver əl 0.60% cruel real
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% pajam as lim e plum ber m ustard cam el
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% en ough pen in sula on ion turn ing gran dfather ŋ 3.52% drin k an xious mon key pin k sin k
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% liquo r moto r colo r micro wave psycho logical ɒ 26.97% sho p cho colate fro g fo rest ho t əʊ 16.92% ro pe so cial po le sho ulder go ld o 6.88% cro wbar mo torcycle co conut rainbo w so fa ʌ 5.85% o nion grandmo ther o ven ho ney so n ɔ 5.28% do or flo or o il po int to ilet ɑ 5.11% photo grapher sto cking ho spital u 1.55% sho e cano e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% p ump kin p ianist p olitician p age sp ider
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% pressur e br acelet fr uit r un r eal r 24.03% cr imson laundr y r ope pr essure r eading ə 3.31% furnitur e flour requir e əɹ 3.20% dur ing temperatur e secur ity
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% s ong s ix s leep maths s erious z 17.28% pajamas does n't was n't nos e cous in ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% pleas ure us ually
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% mount ain sixt een t ough blanket t alk
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% hu nter tu nnel bu tter ru b mu stard ju 19.51% u sually pu pil compu ter perfu me mu sic ə 13.04% pressu re beautifu l pleasu re luxu ry u 7.19% flu te pru ne ru ler jʊ 5.44% secu rity du ring ʊ 4.93% incongru ous bu tcher su gar pu ll pu sh ɪ 1.44% gu itar biscu it lettu ce
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% v alley telev ision silv er riv er lev el
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w hale w indow w eather w ine w ave ʊ 4.61% crow bar rainbow
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% six ty tax i six sax ophone ax e ɡ 11.90% ex it ex actly kʃ 3.17% lux ury anx ious
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% baby nappy sixty cherry eighty ɪ 15.58% boy seventy bicy cle aɪ 10.59% why psy chological butterfly cry psy chiatrist j 4.36% lawy er y acht y ellow
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% z ero freez er sneez e raz or magaz ine