Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ba njo ja cket ha nd aba ndoned la vender ə 28.99% ca noe pa jama s photogra pher ba nana ba lloon eɪ 20.57% sha ke microwa ve ra dio la ke pa per ɑ 5.03% bra grandfa ther pa sta bana na da nce ɛ 3.47% ha ir toma to cha ir sta irs a irplane a 2.75% ha ndkerchief la dder ca bbage ca st ɪ 1.92% chocola te mounta in ora nge cabba ge banda ge ɔ 1.63% ca lled wa lk sa lt wa ll cha lk ɒ 1.23% ya cht swa n dishwa sher swa llow wa tch ʌ 0.54% a ppointment wa sn't
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b olt ab ortion b andage b eautiful b ab y
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% psychologic al music detec tive c loudy sec urity s 22.81% fac e vic e necklac e c ereal penc il
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% could lavend er grand father d og id ea
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% che rry sme ll pe ncil be lt se ven ɪ 22.88% de tective se rious chicke n bonne t e nough ə 18.90% seve nty tunne l came l scalpe l leve l i 8.37% ge ography appre ciate ce iling spe cies re gional e 4.39% e ngineer ve getable he licopter ɪə 1.70% ze ro ce real de er be er
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% ref rigerator f ence f lute beautif ul unif orm
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% sug ar g rape dog handbag g ate dʒ 27.65% pag e eng ineer surg eon garag e spong e 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 ead h ose h ip h andbag h at
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% mi rror si xty li zard detecti ve reli gion aɪ 15.34% wri ting ti e fi le ti re vi olin i 4.64% broccoli pedestri an seri ous magazi ne taxi ə 3.88% anxi ous securi ty ani mal penci l cousi n j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% i dea requi re
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% j acket banj o j eans paj amas j udge d͡ʒ 12.38% j uice j azz j aw
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% monk ey mask shak e desk sink
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% gl ass sail or scal pel l ime neckl ace ɫ 1.39% sil ver beautiful əl 0.60% cruel real
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% grandm other m ountain m onkey m usic anim al
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% fen ce ban an a an t eighteen han d ŋ 3.52% sin k pin k win k blan ket un cle
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% mirro r vio lin balco ny psycho logical ivo ry ɒ 26.97% alcoho l sho p do ctor bo lt psycholo gical əʊ 16.92% so ldier zero to e ro pe sho ulder o 6.88% potato so fa gro ceries saxopho ne cro wbar ʌ 5.85% grandmo ther bro ther mo ther-in-law co lour mo ther ɔ 5.28% do or flo or to ilet po int o il ɑ 5.11% sto cking photo grapher ho spital u 1.55% sho e cano e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% sp ecies sheep p ap er p eninsula sp oon
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% fr uit gr andmother zer o dr ess r oom r 24.03% r ope micr owave cr imson geogr aphy pr essure ə 3.31% requir e flour furnitur e əɹ 3.20% secur ity dur ing temperatur e
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% s on s mell s oup s axophone s urgery z 17.28% jeans stairs does n't crims on nos e ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% us ually pleas ure
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% bonnet st airs light t oe foot
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% hu nter plu mber lu ng volu ptuous dru g ju 19.51% u niform u sed mu sic compu ter mu sician ə 13.04% pressu re luxu ry pleasu re beautifu l u 7.19% flu te pru ne ru ler jʊ 5.44% du ring secu rity ʊ 4.93% incongru ous bu tcher su gar usu ally pu sh ɪ 1.44% lettu ce biscu it gu itar
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% lav ender elev ator ov en fiv e v alley
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w heelchair w hite w ard w indow w heel ʊ 4.61% rainbow crow bar
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% sax ophone ax e tax i six six ty ɡ 11.90% ex actly ex it kʃ 3.17% anx ious lux ury
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% cloudy thirty laundry ferry energy ɪ 15.58% bicy cle boy seventy aɪ 10.59% cry why butterfly psy chological psy chiatrist j 4.36% y ellow y acht lawy er
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% z ero raz or freez er magaz ine sneez e