The English Alphabetic Code — 1 syllable words

This chart lists 260 English sound–spelling correspondences from 3,356 words.

Row	Cells	Max.	Total	CV	IPA	Spelling Patterns →
1	3	352	356	vs	a	a cat 352	au laugh 3	ai plaid 1
2	13	145	284	vl	e	a-e ape 145	ai chain 61	ay tray 26	a baby 11	ai-e praise 7	ei vein 7	eigh eight 6	ey they 6	a--e taste 5	e re 4	ea steak 4	aigh straight 1	au gauge 1
3	9	18	39	vr	ɛɹ	are snare 18	air chair 9	ear bear 4	eir their 2	ere there 2	ar scarce 1	ayer prayer 1	err err 1	heir heir 1
4	3	75	78	vr	ɑɹ	ar jar 75	ear heart 2	are are 1
5	4	18	30	vs	ʊ	oo book 18	u bull 8	ou could 3	o wolf 1
6	2	356	357	cs	b	b bus 356	bb ebb 1
7	3	140	175	cd	tʃ	ch child 140	tch watch 34	che niche 1
8	4	435	445	cs	d	d dog 435	de aide 5	ld could 3	dd add 2
9	14	111	302	vl	i	ea leaf 110	ee eel 111	ie shield 20	e-e here 15	ea-e ease 12	ee-e cheese 10	i ski 7	e he 5	ie-e grieve 5	ei weird 3	ei-e seize 1	ey key 1	ay quay 1	i-e suite 1
10	13	41	143	vr	ʌɹ	ur fur 41	er her 31	ir bird 30	r fire 12	ear earth 10	or world 8	urr purr 5	ere were 1	her herb 1	our scourge 1	re we're 1	ure sure 1	yrrh myrrh 1
11	5	227	255	vs	ɛ	e jet 227	ea bread 25	ai said 1	ay says 1	ie friend 1
12	6	279	325	cf	f	f fox 279	ff off 25	ph graph 11	gh laugh 7	lf half 2	ffe gaffe 1
13	5	232	251	cs	g	g bug 232	gu guess 8	gue league 7	gh ghost 3	gg egg 1
14	2	143	148	cf	h	h hat 143	wh who 5
15	15	129	224	vd	aⁱ	i-e bike 129	i child 28	y fly 20	igh light 19	y-e type 8	ie pie 5	ye bye 4	ei heist 2	eigh height 2	uy buy 2	ai chai 1	ais aisle 1	aye aye 1	eye eye 1	is isle 1
16	5	346	362	vs	ɪ	i sit 346	y myth 12	ui build 2	i-e give 1	ie sieve 1
17	4	54	138	cd	dʒ	j jet 54	ge large 37	dge edge 25	g gem 22
18	2	29	30	cd	ks	x ax 29	xe axe 1
19	1	41	41	cd	kw	qu queen 41
20	8	284	649	cs	k	c cup 284	k kite 247	ck duck 89	lk walk 9	que cheque 9	ch choir 8	qu quiche 2	che ache 1
21	4	700	786	ca	l	l leg 700	ll bull 81	lle braille 3	le isle 2
22	17	82	189	vl	u	oo moon 82	u-e June 28	ew flew 20	oo-e ooze 11	ou soup 9	ue blue 9	o do 6	ui fruit 6	u truth 5	o-e move 4	eu sleuth 3	ieu lieu 1	ioux sioux 1	oe shoe 1	ough through 1	oup coup 1	wo two 1
23	5	357	374	cn	m	m mat 357	mb lamb 13	mn hymn 2	lm calm 1	mm slammed 1
24	3	65	124	cn	ŋ	n drink 65	ng sing 58	ngue tongue 1
25	7	521	552	cn	n	n nest 521	kn knife 17	gn gnat 8	ne gone 3	hn John 1	nn inn 1	nne Anne 1
26	13	91	227	vl	o	o-e nose 91	o gold 46	oa road 45	ow snow 25	oe toe 7	au mauve 2	ew sew 2	oh oh 2	ou soul 2	ough dough 2	eau beau 1	oo brooch 1	owe owe 1
27	2	23	31	vd	ɔⁱ	oi coin 23	oy boy 8
28	6	49	102	vr	ɔɹ	or horn 49	ore sore 19	ar war 14	oar board 9	our four 9	oor door 2
29	4	68	104	vd	aᵘ	ou house 68	ow owl 32	ough bough 3	hou hour 1
30	10	179	315	vs	ɔ	o log 179	a swan 61	aw law 34	au vault 23	ough ought 7	augh caught 4	ah hurrah 3	ou cough 2	awe awe 1	oa broad 1
31	3	521	526	cs	p	p pen 521	pe troupe 3	ppe steppe 2
32	3	620	641	ca	r	r run 620	wr wrench 20	rh rhyme 1
33	9	266	301	vs	ə	u bus 266	o son 12	o-e love 8	a was 5	ou young 5	oo blood 2	e the 1	oe does 1	uh huh 1
34	5	132	144	cf	ʃ	sh shark 132	ch chef 4	sch schmooze 4	che cache 3	s sure 1
35	9	697	848	cf	s	s sack 697	ss boss 39	c cent 38	ce once 36	se horse 32	ps psalm 2	sc scent 2	sse mousse 1	sw sword 1
36	2	20	34	cf	ð	th the 20	the bathe 14
37	1	110	110	cf	θ	th three 110
38	7	817	832	cs	t	t tent 817	tt bottle 6	te route 3	bt debt 2	tte matte 2	cht yacht 1	ed talked 1
39	1	8	8	cd	ts	tz waltz 8
40	9	13	35	vd	ʲu	u-e cube 13	ew few 9	ue fuel 5	u unit 2	you you 2	eu feud 1	ewe ewe 1	iew view 1	yew yew 1
41	4	83	103	cf	v	v van 83	ve dove 16	lve halve 3	f of 1
42	4	168	204	ca	w	w win 168	wh whale 30	o one 3	u suite 3
43	2	27	28	ca	j	y yes 27	j fjord 1
44	2	2	3	cf	ʒ	ge rouge 2	g luge 1
45	7	42	97	cf	z	z zoo 42	s as 37	se noise 10	zz buzz 4	ze gauze 2	cz czar 1	thes clothes 1