| Phoneme | Number Of Words | Percentage | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| ʌ | 1,063 | 40'39% | up /ʌp/ must /mʌst/ us /ʌs/ under /ˈʌndə(ɹ)/ number /ˈnʌmbə/ public /ˈpʌblɪk/ thus /ˈðʌs/ run /ɹʌn/ until /ʌnˈtɪl/ club /klʌb/ |
| ju | 417 | 15'84% | used /juːzd/ during /ˈdjʊəɹɪŋ/ use /juːs/ using /ˈjuːzɪŋ/ community /kəˈmjuːnɪti/ usually /ˈjuːʒʊəli/ human /ˈ(h)juːmən/ value /ˈvæljuː/ situation /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/ due /djuː/ |
| ə | 388 | 14'74% | upon /əˈpɒn/ difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ support /səˈpɔːt/ industry /ˈɪndəstɹi/ century /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹiː/ nature /ˈneɪtʃə/ natural /ˈnæt͡ʃ.ə.ɹəl/ future /ˈfjuːt͡ʃə/ structure /ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ success /səkˈsɛs/ |
| uː | 180 | 6'84% | including /ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/ true /tɹuː/ include /ɪnˈkluːd/ blue /bluː/ rule /ɹuːl/ truth /tɹuːθ/ suitable /ˈsuːtəbl/ conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/ revolution /ˌɹɛvəˈluːʃən/ crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/ |
| w | 146 | 5'55% | quite /kwaɪt/ question /ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/ language /ˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/ required /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/ quickly /ˈkwɪkli/ queen /kwiːn/ require /ɹɪˈkwaɪə/ quiet /ˈkwaɪ.ət/ frequently /ˈfɹiː.kwənt.li/ quick /kwɪk/ |
| ʊ | 144 | 5'47% | put /pʊt/ full /fʊl/ education /ˌɛd͡ʒʊˈkeɪʃn̩/ actually /ˈæk.tʃʊ.ə.li/ fully /ˈfʊli/ actual /ˈæk.(t)ʃ(ʊ).əl/ pulled /pʊld/ rural /ˈɹʊɹəl/ educational /ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənəl/ output /ˈaʊtpʊt/ |
| ɜː | 134 | 5'09% | church /t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/ turn /tɜːn/ survey /ˈsɜːveɪ/ return /ɹɪˈtɜːn/ occur /əˈkɜː/ urban /ˈɜːbən/ murder /ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/ hurt /hɜːt/ furniture /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ returning /ɹɪˈtɜːnɪŋ/ |
| jə | 70 | 2'66% | particular /pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/ particularly /pɚˈtɪkjəlɚli/ figure /ˈfɪɡjɚ/ failure /ˈfeɪlˌjɚ/ communist /ˈkɒmjənɪst/ departure /dɪˈpɑːtjə(ɹ)/ spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.ləɹ/ accuracy /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/ ambulance /ˈæm.bjə.ləns/ stimulus /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/ |
| Ø | 54 | 2'05% | building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ buy /baɪ/ successful /səkˈsɛsfl̩/ build /bɪld/ guide /ɡaɪd/ buying /ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/ guy /ɡaɪ/ guidance /ˈɡaɪdəns/ guitar /ɡɪˈtɑː(ɹ)/ buyer /ˈbaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ |
| ʊə | 15 | 0'57% | ensure /ɪnˈʃʊə/ surely /ˈʃʊ(ə)ɹli/ jury /ˈdʒʊəɹi/ assured /əˈʃʊəd/ maturity /məˈt͡ʃʊəɹəti/ assure /əˈʃʊə/ insure /ɪnˈʃʊə/ plural /ˈplʊə.ɹəl/ gruelling /ˈɡɹʊə.lɪŋ/ caricature /ˈkæɹɪkətʃʊɚ/ |
| jʉː | 6 | 0'23% | tuned /tjʉːnd/ simulate /sɪmjʉːleɪt/ ensue /ɛnˈsjʉː/ superannuation /ˈs(j)ʉːpəˌɹænjʉːˈæɪʃn̩/ superannuation /ˈs(j)ʉːpəˌɹænjʉːˈæɪʃn̩/ tuning /tjʉːnɪŋ/ |
| ɪ | 5 | 0'19% | business /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ busy /ˈbɪzi/ businessman /ˈbɪznəsmən/ lettuce /ˈlɛtɪs/ showbusiness /ˈʃoʊˌbɪznɪs/ |
| eɪ | 4 | 0'15% | bouquet /boʊˈkeɪ/ croquet /ˈkɹəʊkeɪ/ parquet /ˈpɑːkeɪ/ sobriquet /ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ |
| ɔː | 2 | 0'08% | sure /ʃɔː/ reassuring /ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/ |
| jɘ | 1 | 0'04% | verdure /ˈvɜːdjɘ/ |
| jɔː | 1 | 0'04% | purely /ˈpjɔːli/ |
| uə | 1 | 0'04% | duodenal /ˌduəˈdinəl/ |
| e | 1 | 0'04% | burial /ˈbɛɹɪəl/ |
Note: these words have been obtained from Wiktionary and have been classified and improved through automated computer linguistics processes.