Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ta p a lculator a ck a no a ths ə 28.99% pia nist a bandoned a pher a ce a trist eɪ 20.57% pla te a y a by a pe a per ɑ 5.03% a unt a sk a throom a ther a nce ɛ 3.47% ca rrot a irs a ir a to a ir a 2.75% ha ndkerchief a st a bbage a dder ɪ 1.92% chocola te a ge a in a ge a nge ɔ 1.63% sa lt a lk a lk a lled a ll ɒ 1.23% ya cht a tch a n a llow a sher ʌ 0.54% a ppointment a sn't
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b lackb oard b eer b racelet b anana b ab y
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% bisc uit c ongruous c olate c lutch c tory s 22.81% danc e c e c e c e c ision
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d ecision d ry d d d
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% de ntist e ss e nsion e f e llow ɪ 22.88% e xhaust e vision e quire e tergent e xactly ə 18.90% contine nt e ninsula e on e n e l i 8.37% re gional e cies e ography e iling e ciate e 4.39% he licopter e getable e ngineer ɪə 1.70% de er e er e real e ro
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f ood f reezer f ish f ather f avour
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% drug g ate g oat g g randfather dʒ 27.65% g eography g erator g eon g ical g e ʒ 4.48% judg e g e d͡ʒ 4.19% charg e g y g 0.75% g randmother
h H IPA
Frequency
Example
h 100.00% h edge h elicopter h ead h unter h eart
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% fi sh i st i p i p i nsula aɪ 15.34% spi der i e i fe i nety i ce i 4.64% pi ano i i i ne i an ə 3.88% pupi l i ous i ty i mal 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 o j eans j udge j acket d͡ʒ 12.38% j aw j azz j uice
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% cheek k k e k k irt
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% gl ove l iff l emon l and l ve ɫ 1.39% sil ver l əl 0.60% real l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% m other m ile m m e m y
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% n in ety n an a n n teen n ion ŋ 3.52% pin k n ket n xious n dkerchief n key
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% moto r o lin o n o n o r ɒ 26.97% bro ccoli o ctor o colate o ffee o rest əʊ 16.92% wardro be o me o e o ld o pe o 6.88% mo torcycle o ceries o ne o conut o ʌ 5.85% to ngue o nion o vel o ney o ther ɔ 5.28% flo or o ilet o int o y o or ɑ 5.11% ho spital o cking o grapher u 1.55% cano e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% soap p p ajamas p onge p
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% br ush r own r ead r efr igerator r uler r 24.03% pr essure r owave r etcher r eading r ope ə 3.31% requir e r e r əɹ 3.20% secur ity r e r ing
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% s even s ten s tand s pider s inger z 17.28% us ed s on s in s s ic ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% pleas ure s ually
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% t ea t ist t t y t ning
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% bu tter u n u tter u p u s ju 19.51% u sually u ter u niform u pil u e ə 13.04% pleasu re u re u ry u l u 7.19% pru ne u ler u te jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% pu sh u ll u tcher u ally u ous ɪ 1.44% lettu ce u it u itar
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% v egetable v er v alley v el v e
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w indow w heelchair w asn't w histle w ard ʊ 4.61% rainbow w bar
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% tax i x teen x x e x ophone ɡ 11.90% ex it x actly kʃ 3.17% anx ious x ury
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% nappy y y y y ɪ 15.58% bicy cle y y aɪ 10.59% cry y y chological y chiatrist y j 4.36% y acht y er y ellow
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% raz or z e z ine z ero z ard
