Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% sla p a lcohol a n a ppy a mel ə 28.99% regiona l a ce a phy a jama s a bandoned eɪ 20.57% ca ve a ke a dio a per a ble ɑ 5.03% fa ther a unt a ther a nce a ɛ 3.47% toma to a irplane a ir a irs a ir a 2.75% ca st a bbage a ndkerchief a dder ɪ 1.92% ora nge a in a ge a te a ge ɔ 1.63% ta lk a lk a lk a lt a ll ɒ 1.23% dishwa sher a cht a llow a tch a n ʌ 0.54% wa sn't a ppointment
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% keyb oard b end b ird b and b ean
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% dic tionary c ave c ake c arrot c alpel s 22.81% brac elet c e c eiling c e c ision
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% ward robe d er d el d entist d
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% sme ll e mon e lve e ncil e ntist ɪ 22.88% re quire e vision e t e frigerator e tergent ə 18.90% pe ninsula e n e l e my e nteen i 8.37% ge ography e cies e ciate e gional e iling e 4.39% he licopter e ngineer e getable ɪə 1.70% ce real e er e er e ro
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f lute f ume f if teen f our f rost
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% sug ar g arage g rape g love g dʒ 27.65% surg eon g ical g e g eography g erator 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 air h eart h orn h erb h edge
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% cli ff i n i mney i form i lver aɪ 15.34% i sland i ne i le i ce i neteen i 4.64% taxi i anist i ne i copter i ano ə 3.88% ani mal i l i n i ty i l j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% requi re i dea
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% j eans j acket j udge j amas j o d͡ʒ 12.38% j azz j aw j uice
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% work k e k eyboard k e k
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% rul er l t l ip l ake l e ɫ 1.39% beautiful l ver əl 0.60% cruel l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% m aths m ney m other m ouse m outh
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% chimn ey n ce n n con gruous n ŋ 3.52% drin k n xious n k n k n ket
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% razo r o mmission o mputer o n o mato ɒ 26.97% do g o lt o ntinent o ugh o ttom əʊ 16.92% mo tor o se o ld o me o te o 6.88% cro wbar o ceries o o conut o torcycle ʌ 5.85% co lor o ney o ther-in-law o ve o ther ɔ 5.28% bo y o or o intment o urteen o pter ɑ 5.11% ho spital o cking o grapher u 1.55% sho e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% p up il p p ap er p ter p e
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% cr y r ector y r r al r oom r 24.03% pr essure r eading r aphy r ainer r a ə 3.31% furnitur e r e r əɹ 3.20% temperatur e r ing r ity
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% s torm s oap s cuit s axophone s wan z 17.28% ears s e s n't s n't s e ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% pleas ure s ually
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% pet rol t t t t and
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% bru sh u ng u g u tch u mb ju 19.51% mu sic u me u ter u e u sed ə 13.04% luxu ry u re u l u re u 7.19% ru ler u te u ne jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% usu ally u ll u tcher u sh u gar ɪ 1.44% lettu ce u it u itar
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% detectiv e v en v e v e v e
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w all w ink w heel w histle w ould ʊ 4.61% rainbow w bar
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% sax ophone x ty x e x teen x i ɡ 11.90% ex it x actly kʃ 3.17% anx ious x ury
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% directory y y y y ɪ 15.58% boy y cle y aɪ 10.59% cry y chiatrist y y chological y j 4.36% y ellow y acht y er
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% magaz ine z ero z ard z er z or
