Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ha ndle a mmer a bbit a nd a p ə 28.99% ca noe a ch a nist a ture a lly eɪ 20.57% sna ke a ke a ste a ve a dio ɑ 5.03% grandfa ther a th a ge a ss a na ɛ 3.47% cha ir a rrot a irs a irplane a ir a 2.75% la dder a bbage a st a ndkerchief ɪ 1.92% banda ge a in a ge a te a nge ɔ 1.63% wa lk a lled a lk a ll a lt ɒ 1.23% swa llow a sher a tch a cht a n ʌ 0.54% wa sn't a ppointment
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% rub b lue b e b rown b ag
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c ave c arf c loudy c abbage c loud s 22.81% piec e c e c elet c ycle c ision
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d oes d d er d le d esk
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% he dge e lt e xit e llow e ctory ɪ 22.88% de cision e rious e nough e curity e t ə 18.90% surge on e ninsula e n e nt e nty i 8.37% ce iling e ography e ciate e cies e gional e 4.39% e ngineer e licopter e getable ɪə 1.70% be er e er e ro e real
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% grandf ather f ine f if ty f an f reezer
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% mag azine g g ruous g g ar dʒ 27.65% bandag e g ineer g etable g eography 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 at h ead h eard h eart h ail
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% fi nger i st i tami n i ng i ng aɪ 15.34% li brary i e i der i ting i ne i 4.64% heli copter i i ano i ous i an ə 3.88% penci l i n i mal i l i ous j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% requi re i dea
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% j eans j udge j acket j o j amas d͡ʒ 12.38% j azz j aw j uice
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% rak e k k irt k k
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% pol e l er l aundry l ung l dier ɫ 1.39% beautiful l ver əl 0.60% cruel l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% m ission m m ile m pet m son
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% n in e n ut n oring n tmen t n ŋ 3.52% drin k n k n dkerchief n cle n k
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% liquo r o r o li o tographer o r ɒ 26.97% ho t o g o ffee o nnet o rest əʊ 16.92% o cean o be o tor o se o ld o 6.88% rainbo w o conut o torcycle o o wbar ʌ 5.85% o nion o ve o vel o lour o ther ɔ 5.28% appo intment o urteen o or o ilet o or ɑ 5.11% photo grapher o spital o cking u 1.55% cano e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% p ink p p e p iece p
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% r egional r ol r r uous r equire r 24.03% cr imson r eading r ope r etcher r essure ə 3.31% furnitur e r e r əɹ 3.20% temperatur e r ity r ing
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% s axophone s mile s tand s wim s tormy z 17.28% cous in s e s port s n't s ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% us ually s ure
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% foot t ect ive t t welve t ransport
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% cu p u tter u g u b u mb ju 19.51% u sually u e u sed u niform u sician ə 13.04% luxu ry u l u re u re u 7.19% ru ler u ne u te jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% incongru ous u sh u ll u gar u ally ɪ 1.44% gu itar u it u ce
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% stov e v iolin v ision v e v itamin
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w ardrobe w ould w indow w ave w ord ʊ 4.61% crow bar w
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% six teen x e x x i x ty ɡ 11.90% ex actly x it kʃ 3.17% lux ury x ious
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% sixty y y y y ɪ 15.58% bicy cle y y aɪ 10.59% why y chological y chiatrist y y j 4.36% y ellow y er y acht
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% sneez e z ard z ero z or z er
