Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% a mbulance tra nsport sa xophone ca t bla nket ə 28.99% a ppreciate ba nana usua lly vita min neutra l eɪ 20.57% gra pe gra y ca ve ca ke newspa per ɑ 5.03% paja mas gla ss fa ther gara ge bana na ɛ 3.47% a irplane cha ir ca rrot ha ir toma to a 2.75% ca bbage la dder ca st ha ndkerchief ɪ 1.92% mounta in banda ge chocola te cabba ge ora nge ɔ 1.63% wa lk wa ll ca lled ta lk cha lk ɒ 1.23% swa llow dishwa sher ya cht wa tch swa n ʌ 0.54% a ppointment wa sn't
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% handb ag b utter rub b elt b ean
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% direc tory c loud c ontinent c ruel c ough s 22.81% ric e spic e fac e piec e vic e
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d oor would spid er d ashboard d uring
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% che st pre ssure pede strian de sk me dicine ɪ 22.88% se rious e xactly engine er jacke t e leven ə 18.90% seve nteen pe destrian toile t ele vator ove n i 8.37% re gional appre ciate spe cies ce iling ge ography e 4.39% ve getable e ngineer he licopter ɪə 1.70% de er be er ce real ze ro
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f armer f lour f our f inger f if teen
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% g reen g arage g ate g oat photog rapher dʒ 27.65% pag e g eography psycholog ical eng ineer surg eon ʒ 4.48% judg e hedg e d͡ʒ 4.19% charg e energ y g 0.75% g randmother
h H IPA
Frequency
Example
h 100.00% h elicopter h eart h ip h orse h ead
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% beauti ful oi l appoi ntment pi nk lightni ng aɪ 15.34% ni neteen spi ce qui te i vory li e i 4.64% pi ano pedestri an pi anist radi o broccoli ə 3.88% pupi l 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 j udge paj amas d͡ʒ 12.38% j aw j uice j azz
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% k itchen blank et cheek k eyboard lak e
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% bol t sl eep el evator viol in l aughing ɫ 1.39% beautiful sil ver əl 0.60% real cruel
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% bottom lem on m odel tom ato dream
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% appoin tmen t den tist seven ty laven der tran sport ŋ 3.52% mon key sin k han dkerchief an xious blan ket
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% balco ny co nductor mirro r to mato alco hol ɒ 26.97% geo graphy bro ccoli do g ho t fo g əʊ 16.92% co ld sto ve banjo go ld no se o 6.88% cro wbar co conut saxopho ne piano potato ʌ 5.85% spo nge bro ther sto mach co lor o nion ɔ 5.28% flo or do or po int to ilet helico pter ɑ 5.11% photo grapher ho spital sto cking u 1.55% cano e sho e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% p ush p ink ship p ole sp ider
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% ser ious dr ill dir ector y r ub wardr obe r 24.03% laundr y r abbit cr imson fr og tr iangle ə 3.31% furnitur e requir e flour əɹ 3.20% temperatur e secur ity dur ing
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% bis cuit chains aw s tring cas t s kin z 17.28% news paper jeans trans port chees e nos e ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% pleas ure us ually
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% t ast e brought paint er t oilet t ool
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% plu m mu stard ru n bu tterfly tru ck ju 19.51% tissu e perfu me u sually pu pil issu e ə 13.04% pleasu re luxu ry pressu re beautifu l u 7.19% flu te ru ler pru ne jʊ 5.44% secu rity du ring ʊ 4.93% bu tcher incongru ous pu sh su gar pu ll ɪ 1.44% biscu it gu itar lettu ce
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% driv er sev enteen detectiv e v egetable wav e
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w asn't w ardrobe w ard w ork w ord ʊ 4.61% crow bar rainbow
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% six ty ax e tax i six six teen ɡ 11.90% ex it ex actly kʃ 3.17% anx ious lux ury
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% baby directory candy ivory thirty ɪ 15.58% bicy cle boy seventy aɪ 10.59% why butterfly cry psy chiatrist psy chological j 4.36% y ellow y acht lawy er
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% liz ard magaz ine z ero freez er raz or