| Phoneme | Number Of Words | Percentage | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| æ | 2,016 | 35'53% | and /ænd/ that /ˈðæt/ at /æt/ have /hæv/ had /hæd/ can /kæn/ than /ðæn/ man /mæn/ as /æz/ national /ˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/ |
| ə | 1,657 | 29'20% | company /ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ important /ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ national /ˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/ political /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/ probably /ˈpɹɒbəbli/ actually /ˈæk.tʃʊ.ə.li/ real /ˈɹiːəl/ international /ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ central /ˈsɛntɹəl/ usually /ˈjuːʒʊəli/ |
| eɪ | 1,164 | 20'51% | make /meɪk/ take /teɪk/ same /seɪm/ case /keɪs/ came /keɪm/ place /pleɪs/ information /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ state /steɪt/ later /ˈleɪtə/ face /feɪs/ |
| ɑː | 444 | 7'83% | are /ɑː(ɹ)/ last /lɑːst/ part /pɑːt/ party /ˈpɑː.ti/ example /ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl/ large /ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ market /ˈmɑːkɪt/ car /kɑː/ father /ˈfɑː.ðə(ɹ)/ staff /stɑːf/ |
| ɒ | 153 | 2'70% | alternative /ˌɒlˈtɜːnətɪv/ alternate /ˈɒlˌtɜː(ɹ).nət/ falconer /ˈfɒl.kən.ə(ɹ)/ falsehood /ˈfɒlsˌhʊd/ alternation /ˈɒl.təˌneɪ.ʃən/ mineralogy /ˌmɪnəˈɹɒlədʒi/ falsify /ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/ diastolic /daɪəˈstɒlɪk/ blancmange /bləˈmɒn(d)ʒ/ stenographer /stəˈnɒɡɹəfə/ |
| ɪ | 83 | 1'46% | management /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/ private /ˈpɹaɪvɪt/ manager /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/ appropriate /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.ɪt/ village /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/ surface /ˈsɝːfɪs/ image /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒ/ advantage /əd.ˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ message /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ |
| ɔː | 60 | 1'06% | also /ˈɔːl.səʊ/ always /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ small /smɔːl/ almost /ɔːl.ˈməʊst/ all /ɔːl/ talk /tɔːk/ hall /hɔːl/ ball /bɔːl/ call /kɔːl/ |
| eə | 46 | 0'81% | declare /dɪˈkleə/ variegated /ˈveəɹɪəˌɡeɪtɪd/ pare /peə(ɹ)/ declarer /dɪˈkleəɹə(ɹ)/ |
| e | 30 | 0'53% | cooperation /kowɑpəˈɹejʃən/ aesthetic /esˈθet.ɪk/ accumulation /ə.ˌkjum.jə.ˈle.ʃən/ anticipation /æn.tɪs.əˈpe.ʃən/ affiliate /əˈfɪl.i.et/ |
| Ø | 15 | 0'26% | local /ˈləʊkl̩/ cultural /ˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹl̩/ nominal /ˈnɒm.ɪnl̩/ pharmaceutical /ˌfɑɹməˈs(j)utɪkl̩/ impedance /ɪmˈpiːdn̩s/ offal /ˈɒfl̩/ wherewithal /ˌwɛə.wɪˈðl/ knowable /ˈnoʊəbl̩/ friable /ˈfɹaɪəbl̩/ vegetal /ˈvɛdʒɨtl̩/ |
| ɛː | 6 | 0'11% | carefully /ˈkɛːfəli/ careful /ˈkɛːfəl/ aerial /ˈɛːɹ.ɪ.əl/ thoroughfare /ˈθʌɹəfɛː/ libertarianism /lɪbəˈtɛːɹɪənɪz(ə)m/ barefooted /ˈbɛːfʊtɪd/ |
Note: these words have been obtained from Wiktionary and have been classified and improved through automated computer linguistics processes.