Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ba njo a ndmother a lpel a nimal a xi ə 28.99% a bandoned a ce a bandon a jama s a n eɪ 20.57% eleva tor a ble a y a mous a ve ɑ 5.03% ma sk a ther a ss a na a sta ɛ 3.47% toma to a ir a irplane a ir a irs a 2.75% la dder a st a bbage a ndkerchief ɪ 1.92% mounta in a te a ge a nge a ge ɔ 1.63% ta lk a lk a lled a lk a ll ɒ 1.23% ya cht a n a llow a tch a sher ʌ 0.54% wa sn't a ppointment
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b iscuit b oat b rary b ag b oy
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% inc ongruous c tor c liff c ould c ry s 22.81% bic ycle c e c e c e c e
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% cloud d esk d uring d d
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% stre tcher e nsion e ssure e ct e ctory ɪ 22.88% blanke t e t e nough e xactly e rious ə 18.90% shove l e ninsula e l e n e vator i 8.37% re gional e ography e cies e ciate e iling e 4.39% he licopter e ngineer e getable ɪə 1.70% ze ro e er e er e real
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f inger f ourteen f an f ork f ul
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% handbag g love g g g ray dʒ 27.65% pag e g e g e g ical g e ʒ 4.48% judg e g e d͡ʒ 4.19% energ y g e g 0.75% g randmother
h H IPA
Frequency
Example
h 100.00% h ill h ot h elicopter h ome h andle
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% poi nt i st i rror i p i ssion aɪ 15.34% mi crowave i ne i brary i me i sland i 4.64% pi anist i o i i i ne ə 3.88% securi ty i n i mal i ous i l 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 acket j o j eans d͡ʒ 12.38% j uice j azz j aw
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% cheek k e k e k e k
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% scal pel l icopter l emon l l ibrary ɫ 1.39% beautiful l ver əl 0.60% cruel l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% tom ato m odel m aths m otorcycle m ous
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% son n n n iform n in ety ŋ 3.52% blan ket n k n k n cle n k
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% botto m o r o r o r o r ɒ 26.97% co ntinent o colate o nnet o ngruous o p əʊ 16.92% no se o be o se o o o 6.88% cro wbar o ceries o ne o fa o ʌ 5.85% so n o ve o vel o ther o ngue ɔ 5.28% to ilet o int o pter o il o or ɑ 5.11% sto cking o grapher o spital u 1.55% cano e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% temp erature p erfume p ilot p en p uzzle
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% dir ector y r ange r r iver r eam r 24.03% cr imson r ip r a r essure r ainer ə 3.31% furnitur e r r e əɹ 3.20% secur ity r e r ing
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% bus s s kin s t s kirt z 17.28% does s e s s ert s paper ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% pleas ure s ually
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% foot t t or t t een
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% bu s u mber u cket u n u xury ju 19.51% issu e u ter u sually u pil u sician ə 13.04% luxu ry u re u l u re u 7.19% pru ne u te u ler jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% bu tcher u ally u ous u ll u gar ɪ 1.44% gu itar u ce u it
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% fav our v ory v ender v el v iolin
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% sw an w oman w ine w im w heel ʊ 4.61% rainbow w bar
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% ax e x teen x ty x ophone x ɡ 11.90% ex actly x it kʃ 3.17% anx ious x ury
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% laundry y y y y ɪ 15.58% bicy cle y y aɪ 10.59% psy chological y chiatrist y 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
