Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% sa xophone a lcohol a ndy a ths a t ə 28.99% a ccounta nt a trist a bandon a l a lloon eɪ 20.57% pa per a ve a by a ve a mous ɑ 5.03% paja mas a ss a a na a ge ɛ 3.47% cha ir a irplane a to a irs a ir a 2.75% ca st a dder a ndkerchief a bbage ɪ 1.92% cabba ge a nge a te a ge a in ɔ 1.63% wa lk a lk a lk a ll a lled ɒ 1.23% dishwa sher a cht a llow a n a tch ʌ 0.54% wa sn't a ppointment
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b eauty b lue b ortion b le b utcher
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% mic rowave c tor c ry c at c ar s 22.81% piec e c ereal c e c eiling c e
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d ear d ishwasher d ecision d esk d ance
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% be nch e pper e mon e ss e f ɪ 22.88% be lieve e leven e nough e t e er ə 18.90% seve nteen e n e n e vator e l i 8.37% appre ciate e gional e cies e iling e ography 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 erry f ace f ive f ruit f ile
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% g uitar g utter g azine g rapher g dʒ 27.65% spong e g e g e 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 ill h it h elicopter h ip h ot
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% ki tchen i p i ch i shwasher i t aɪ 15.34% tri angle i lot i te i e i atrist i 4.64% pi anist i ne i an i ano i ə 3.88% securi ty i ous i l i mal i n j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% requi re i dea
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% j udge j eans j amas j acket j o d͡ʒ 12.38% j azz j uice j aw
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% book k et k ey k in k
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% smil e l iff l l or l ung ɫ 1.39% beautiful l ver əl 0.60% cruel l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% m odel m ustard m m m ission
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% en gin eer n e n tmen t n n urse ŋ 3.52% sin k n dkerchief n xious n key n k
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% co mmission o r o nductor o tato o r ɒ 26.97% do g o ffee o graphy o ttom o ng əʊ 16.92% sto ve o tor o o ulder o se o 6.88% saxopho ne o wbar o w o o conut ʌ 5.85% co lour o mach o ney o lor o nge ɔ 5.28% do or o int o pter o il o or 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 each p ajamas p age p ull p asta
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% cr y r r eal r ee r ain r 24.03% geogr aphy r ip r a r abbit r iangle ə 3.31% requir e r e r əɹ 3.20% temperatur e r ity r ing
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% s ixteen s k s kirt s ocial s pecies z 17.28% crims on s s s ician s paper ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% pleas ure s ually
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% laught er t alk t omato t ast e t e
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% clu tch u ck u ptuous u nter u ck ju 19.51% u niform u sually u ter u e u sician ə 13.04% beautifu l u ry u re u re u 7.19% flu te u ler u ne jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% pu ll u tcher u gar u ous u sh ɪ 1.44% lettu ce u it u itar
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% shov el v ision v ice v er v egetable
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% sw allow w enty w asn't w heelchair w an ʊ 4.61% crow bar w
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% ax e x ty x ophone x i x teen ɡ 11.90% ex it x actly kʃ 3.17% anx ious x ury
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% security y y y y ɪ 15.58% bicy cle y y aɪ 10.59% psy chiatrist y y y y chological j 4.36% y acht y er y ellow
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% sneez e z ine z ard z er z ero
