The English Alphabetic Code — words with 2 sounds

This chart lists 129 English sound–spelling correspondences from 236 words.

Row	Cells	Max.	Total	CV	IPA	Spelling Patterns →
1	1	8	8	vs	a	a cat 8
2	6	12	28	vl	e	ay tray 12	a-e ape 5	ai chain 4	eigh eight 3	ey they 3	a baby 1
3	3	1	3	vr	ɛɹ	air chair 1	err err 1	heir heir 1
4	1	1	1	vr	ɑɹ	are are 1
5	2	13	14	cs	b	b bus 13	bb ebb 1
6	3	16	19	cs	d	d dog 16	dd add 2	de aide 1
7	7	14	31	vl	i	ee eel 14	ea leaf 6	e he 6	e-e here 2	ea-e ease 1	ey key 1	ay quay 1
8	9	5	19	vr	ʌɹ	ur fur 5	ir bird 3	ear earth 3	er her 2	urr purr 2	ere were 1	her herb 1	r fire 1	yrrh myrrh 1
9	1	3	3	vs	ɛ	e jet 3
10	2	6	7	cf	f	f fox 6	ff off 1
11	4	3	7	cs	g	g bug 3	gh ghost 2	gu guess 1	gg egg 1
12	2	11	13	cf	h	h hat 11	wh who 2
13	10	7	31	vd	aⁱ	y fly 7	ie pie 5	igh light 4	ye bye 4	eye eye 3	i child 3	i-e bike 2	ais aisle 1	is isle 1	uy buy 1
14	1	7	7	vs	ɪ	i sit 7
15	4	5	9	cd	dʒ	j jet 5	g gem 2	dge edge 1	ge large 1
16	4	6	12	cs	k	c cup 6	k kite 4	che ache 1	qu quiche 1
17	3	15	19	ca	l	l leg 15	le isle 2	ll bull 2
18	10	10	27	vl	u	oo moon 10	ew flew 6	o do 3	ue blue 2	ieu lieu 1	ioux sioux 1	oe shoe 1	oup coup 1	u truth 1	wo two 1
19	1	11	11	cn	m	m mat 11
20	4	12	18	cn	n	n nest 12	kn knife 3	gn gnat 2	nn inn 1
21	9	7	28	vl	o	oe toe 7	ow snow 7	oa road 4	o gold 3	ough dough 2	owe owe 2	ew sew 1	o-e nose 1	oh oh 1
22	2	5	6	vd	ɔⁱ	oy boy 5	oi coin 1
23	3	2	4	vr	ɔɹ	or horn 2	oar board 1	ore sore 1
24	4	9	14	vd	aᵘ	ow owl 9	ou house 3	hou hour 1	ough bough 1
25	6	9	16	vs	ɔ	aw law 9	o log 3	a swan 1	ah hurrah 1	awe awe 1	ough ought 1
26	1	10	10	cs	p	p pen 10
27	3	9	11	ca	r	r run 9	re we’re 1	wr wrench 1
28	4	3	7	vs	ə	u bus 3	e the 2	o son 1	uh huh 1
29	1	8	8	cf	ʃ	sh shark 8
30	3	13	16	cf	s	s sack 13	c cent 2	ss boss 1
31	1	6	6	cf	ð	th the 6
32	1	5	5	cf	θ	th three 5
33	1	17	17	cs	t	t tent 17
34	4	1	4	vd	ʲu	ewe ewe 1	ue fuel 1	yew yew 1	you you 1
35	3	3	5	cf	v	v van 3	f of 1	ve dove 1
36	2	9	12	ca	w	w win 9	wh whale 3
37	3	6	8	cf	z	s as 6	z zoo 1	ze gauze 1