Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ta p a mbulance gra ndmother sla p a bnormal ə 28.99% pia nist a bandon a ccounta nt a ppreciate vita min eɪ 20.57% fa vour gra y newspa per pa ge ba y ɑ 5.03% ma sk ba throom ba th gla ss gara ge ɛ 3.47% a irplane cha ir toma to ca rrot sta irs a 2.75% ca bbage ca st la dder ha ndkerchief ɪ 1.92% ora nge banda ge cabba ge mounta in chocola te ɔ 1.63% cha lk wa lk wa ll ta lk sa lt ɒ 1.23% swa n dishwa sher wa tch ya cht swa llow ʌ 0.54% wa sn't a ppointment
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b anana b iscuit b ook ab normal ab andoned
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c abbage sc ream c alc ulator c onduc tor c anoe s 22.81% dec ision brac elet fac e danc e lettuc e
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d etergent d esert cold d eer hand bag
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% pe pper whe n twe lve pre ssure be ll ɪ 22.88% de sert re ligion e leven trumpe t re frigerator ə 18.90% pe destrian toile t eleve n ene my ele vator i 8.37% ge ography appre ciate ce iling spe cies re gional e 4.39% e ngineer he licopter ve getable ɪə 1.70% be er de er ze ro ce real
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f oot f armer f og f an f orty
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% pig g rape g irl g rip mag azine dʒ 27.65% garag e orang e bandag e eng ineer surg eon 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 and h ammer h at h air h erb
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% si ster musi cian fi fteen i ssue pi llow aɪ 15.34% i sland li brary bi cycle wi ne fi ve i 4.64% pi anist heli copter magazi ne taxi broccoli ə 3.88% pupi l anxi ous securi ty cousi n penci l j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% requi re i dea
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% j acket banj o j udge paj amas j eans d͡ʒ 12.38% j azz j aw j uice
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% sk irt sk in look pink wink
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% fl ood bel ieve sol dier sl ap pol e ɫ 1.39% sil ver beautiful əl 0.60% real cruel
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% arm pajam as m irror crim son storm
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% ban an a laven der run gran dmother en gin eer ŋ 3.52% blan ket han dkerchief pin k sin k win k
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% po tato directo ry pho tographer razo r brocco li ɒ 26.97% cho colate no d bro ccoli alcoho l fro st əʊ 16.92% mo tor sho ulder go ld sto ve zero o 6.88% mo torcycle saxopho ne cro wbar gro ceries piano ʌ 5.85% bro ther grandmo ther o nion o ven to ngue ɔ 5.28% o il do or po int appo intment to ilet ɑ 5.11% sto cking photo grapher ho spital u 1.55% cano e sho e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% p ajamas newsp ap er p ianist p ump kin p ole
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% dir ector y or ange cr uel fr iend pr une r 24.03% br a str etcher r abbit r eading pr essure ə 3.31% flour requir e furnitur e əɹ 3.20% dur ing secur ity temperatur e
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% s neeze s oap s pider s ix s calpel z 17.28% nos e chees e us ed hos e cous in ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% us ually pleas ure
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% foot st ove dent ist det ect ive t emperature
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% plu mber dru m plu m volu ptuous du ck ju 19.51% perfu me issu e u sually tissu e u sed ə 13.04% beautifu l luxu ry pressu re pleasu re u 7.19% flu te pru ne ru ler jʊ 5.44% du ring secu rity ʊ 4.93% pu sh usu ally bu tcher incongru ous su gar ɪ 1.44% gu itar lettu ce biscu it
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% telev ision ov en glov e elev ator fiv e
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% sw allow sw an w eather w heel w asn't ʊ 4.61% rainbow crow bar
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% six ty ax e six tax i six teen ɡ 11.90% ex actly ex it kʃ 3.17% anx ious lux ury
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% security twenty usually baby beauty ɪ 15.58% bicy cle seventy boy aɪ 10.59% psy chological butterfly psy chiatrist cry why j 4.36% lawy er y acht y ellow
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% magaz ine raz or freez er sneez e liz ard