Letter
Capital
Pronounce
a A IPA
Frequency
Example
æ 33.88% ha ndba g a lcohol a lley a cket a t ə 28.99% maga zine a noe a lly a jama s a n eɪ 20.57% ra zor a tor a ve a pe a by ɑ 5.03% grandfa ther a ss a a mas a sta ɛ 3.47% a irplane a to a irs a rrot a ir a 2.75% ca bbage a dder a st a ndkerchief ɪ 1.92% chocola te a in a nge a ge a ge ɔ 1.63% sa lt a ll a lk a lk a lled ɒ 1.23% dishwa sher a llow a cht a n a tch ʌ 0.54% wa sn't a ppointment
b B IPA
Frequency
Example
b 100.00% b end b e b ird b elt b alloon
c C IPA
Frequency
Example
k 77.19% c alc ulator c ough c uit c alc ulator c urtain s 22.81% brac elet c e c eiling c e c e
d D IPA
Frequency
Example
d 100.00% d irectory d octor d ecision d d
e E IPA
Frequency
Example
ɛ 43.75% e nergy e nemy e rry e venty e d ɪ 22.88% tele vision e t e t e n e t ə 18.90% seve nteen e n e n e l e nty i 8.37% appre ciate e iling e cies e ography e gional e 4.39% e ngineer e getable e licopter ɪə 1.70% ce real e ro e er e er
f F IPA
Frequency
Example
f 100.00% f ourteen f ace f rost f ile f orest
g G IPA
Frequency
Example
ɡ 62.93% g roceries g ray g rip g g oat dʒ 27.65% cabbag e g etable g e g e 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 at h elicopter h old h ail h andbag
i I IPA
Frequency
Example
ɪ 74.61% li sten i ng i p i m i nk aɪ 15.34% li me i te i ve i ce i angle i 4.64% heli copter i ne i i ano i ous ə 3.88% ani mal i l i ous i n i l j 0.76% oni on ʌɪ 0.76% requi re i dea
j J IPA
Frequency
Example
dʒ 87.62% j acket j amas j udge j eans j o d͡ʒ 12.38% j aw j uice j azz
k K IPA
Frequency
Example
k 100.00% k ick k k k irt k ey
l L IPA
Frequency
Example
l 98.00% mil k l l d l or l uptuous ɫ 1.39% sil ver l əl 0.60% real l
m M IPA
Frequency
Example
m 100.00% com puter m an m m an m usic
n N IPA
Frequency
Example
n 96.48% sn eeze n od n ecklace n n ose ŋ 3.52% drin k n xious n cle n k n k
o O IPA
Frequency
Example
ə 30.58% brocco li o nductor o ry o late o logical ɒ 26.97% so ng o g o rest o litician o ntinent əʊ 16.92% no se o se o te o o cean o 6.88% gro ceries o conut o o o fa ʌ 5.85% mo ther-in-law o nion o mach o ther o lor ɔ 5.28% to ilet o pter o int o il o y ɑ 5.11% photo grapher o spital o cking u 1.55% cano e o e ʊ 0.86% wo man
p P IPA
Frequency
Example
p 100.00% p uzzle p late p each p ajamas p iece
q Q
r R IPA
Frequency
Example
ɹ 69.46% pressur e r iend r adio r eal r oof r 24.03% cr imson r essure r ip r ainer r a ə 3.31% furnitur e r e r əɹ 3.20% secur ity r ing r e
s S IPA
Frequency
Example
s 81.30% s kirt s ecurity s wallow s t s tand z 17.28% stairs s port s ic s s n't ʃ 0.74% s ugar ʒ 0.69% us ually s ure
t T IPA
Frequency
Example
t 100.00% conduct or t ing t inent t omato t
u U IPA
Frequency
Example
ʌ 48.46% ju dge u nder u tterfly u s u tter ju 19.51% perfu me u ter u e u sed u niform ə 13.04% pleasu re u l u re u ry u 7.19% ru ler u te u ne jʊ 5.44% du ring u rity ʊ 4.93% incongru ous u tcher u ally u gar u sh ɪ 1.44% gu itar u it u ce
v V IPA
Frequency
Example
v 100.00% microwav e v alley v ator v ory v ision
w W IPA
Frequency
Example
w 95.39% w eather w an w enty w alk w allow ʊ 4.61% rainbow w bar
x X IPA
Frequency
Example
ks 84.92% tax i x e x teen x ophone x ɡ 11.90% ex it x actly kʃ 3.17% lux ury x ious
y Y IPA
Frequency
Example
i 69.47% security y y y y ɪ 15.58% seventy y y cle aɪ 10.59% butterfly y y chiatrist y chological y j 4.36% y ellow y er y acht
z Z IPA
Frequency
Example
z 100.00% sneez e z ard z er z ine z or
