The English Alphabetic Code — 3 syllable words

This chart lists 358 English sound–spelling correspondences from 12,663 words.

Row	Cells	Max.	Total	CV	IPA	Spelling Patterns →
1	2	2180	2185	vs	a	a cat 001 010 100 2,180	au laugh 100 5
2	16	598	1545	vl	e	a-e ape 001 010 100 598	a baby 001 010 100 575	ai chain 001 010 100 160	ay tray 001 010 100 121	eigh eight 001 100 21	ea steak 100 14	ey they 001 010 100 13	a--e taste 001 010 100 12	e re 001 010 100 9	et ballet 001 010 100 7	ai-e praise 001 100 4	aigh straight 010 100 4	ei vein 010 3	er dossier 001 2	ae sundae 100 1	ee puree 100 1
3	13	118	372	vr	ɛɹ	ar scarce 001 010 100 118	er era 001 010 100 58	arr marriage 010 100 44	are snare 001 010 100 37	air chair 001 010 100 36	err err 010 100 36	aire solitaire 001 100 12	ere there 001 010 100 10	ear bear 010 100 8	aer aerial 010 100 7	ur burial 100 3	ahr fahrenheit 100 2	ayer prayer 100 1
4	3	362	377	vr	ɑɹ	ar jar 001 010 100 362	ear heart 010 100 14	arr scarred 100 1
5	4	123	202	vs	ʊ	u bull 001 010 100 123	oo book 001 010 100 68	o wolf 001 100 7	ou could 001 100 4
6	3	1647	1692	cs	b	b bus 001 010 100 1,647	bb ebb 100 43	pb cupboard 100 2
7	7	205	386	cd	tʃ	ch child 001 010 100 205	t picture 001 010 100 120	tch watch 001 010 100 31	ti nuptial 001 010 100 24	che niche 001 100 3	c cello 010 2	th posthumous 100 1
8	6	3949	4265	cs	d	d dog 001 010 100 3,949	ed trained 001 010 100 250	dd add 001 010 100 63	ddh buddha 100 1	de aide 010 1	ld could 100 1
9	19	1012	3267	vl	i	y baby 001 010 100 1,012	e he 001 010 100 819	i ski 001 010 100 707	ee eel 001 010 100 276	ea leaf 001 010 100 223	e-e here 001 010 100 49	i-e suite 001 010 100 45	ie shield 001 010 100 41	ey key 010 100 27	ea-e ease 001 010 100 19	ie-e grieve 001 010 100 16	ei-e seize 001 010 8	ei weird 010 100 8	eo people 010 100 6	oe phoenix 010 4	ee-e cheese 100 3	ill tortilla 010 2	ae aeon 010 1	a bologna 010 1
10	21	2618	4151	vr	ʌɹ	er her 001 010 100 2,618	or world 001 010 100 453	r fire 001 010 100 324	ur fur 001 010 100 237	ar cedar 001 010 100 163	ir bird 001 010 100 78	ure sure 001 010 100 76	urr purr 001 010 100 37	our scourge 001 010 100 35	ear earth 001 010 100 22	orr worry 001 010 100 22	err terrain 001 010 20	re we're 010 100 15	eur neural 001 010 100 13	ro iron 100 9	arr arrange 001 010 8	aur restaurant 001 010 100 7	her herb 010 100 6	orrh hemorrhage 100 4	yr martyr 010 100 3	irrh cirrhosis 010 1
11	8	2815	3038	vs	ɛ	e jet 001 010 100 2,815	ea bread 001 010 100 118	a any 001 010 100 90	ie friend 010 100 6	ei heifer 100 3	eo leopard 100 3	ae aesthetic 010 2	ai said 010 1
12	7	1393	1661	cf	f	f fox 001 010 100 1,393	ph graph 001 010 100 134	ff off 001 010 100 123	gh laugh 100 6	ft soften 100 2	lf half 100 2	pph sapphire 100 1
13	1	2	2	cd	gʒ	x luxury 100 4
14	1	48	48	cd	gz	x example 001 010 100 48
15	5	790	912	cs	g	g bug 001 010 100 790	gg egg 010 100 59	gu guess 001 010 100 47	gue league 100 12	gh ghost 010 100 4
16	1	599	610	cf	h	h hat 001 010 100 599	wh who 010 100 11
17	15	689	1609	vd	aⁱ	i-e bike 001 010 100 689	i child 001 010 100 615	y fly 001 010 100 149	igh light 001 010 100 80	y-e type 001 100 35	ia dial 010 100 12	eye eye 100 5	ie pie 001 100 5	io violet 100 5	ei heist 010 100 4	uy buy 100 3	ay Maya 010 100 2	is isle 100 2	oy coyote 010 2	eigh height 100 1
18	15	6134	8258	vs	ɪ	i sit 001 010 100 6,134	e aces 001 010 100 1,569	i-e give 010 100 245	y myth 001 010 100 133	a bandage 010 100 127	ui build 001 010 100 18	u busy 010 100 9	o women 100 6	ia marriage 010 100 5	hi exhibit 010 100 4	ei forfeit 100 3	ai bargain 100 2	ez rendezvous 100 1	ie sieve 100 1	ou luscious 010 1
19	10	433	779	cd	dʒ	g gem 001 010 100 433	j jet 001 010 100 173	ge large 001 010 100 93	d module 010 100 22	gi region 010 100 19	dg widget 010 100 15	dj adjust 001 010 100 13	dge edge 001 010 100 5	gg suggest 010 4	di soldier 100 2
20	1	4	2	cd	kʃ	xi anxious 010 100 4
21	1	233	233	cd	ks	x ax 001 010 100 233
22	1	166	166	cd	kw	qu queen 001 010 100 166
23	14	2924	3827	cs	k	c cup 001 010 100 2,924	k kite 001 010 100 451	ck duck 001 010 100 215	ch choir 001 010 100 125	cc raccoon 001 010 100 53	qu quiche 001 010 100 18	x except 010 100 17	lk walk 100 7	que cheque 001 010 100 7	kk trekked 100 3	q barbeque 100 3	cch zucchini 010 100 2	che ache 100 1	cqu racquet 100 1
24	4	3807	4655	ca	l	l leg 001 010 100 3,807	ll bull 001 010 100 493	le isle 001 010 100 325	all actually 100 30
25	14	262	602	vl	u	u truth 001 010 100 262	u-e June 001 010 100 92	oo moon 001 010 100 81	ew flew 001 010 100 42	o do 001 010 100 30	ue blue 001 010 100 30	ou soup 001 010 100 16	eu sleuth 010 100 15	ui fruit 010 100 13	o-e move 001 010 100 12	oe shoe 010 100 4	hou silhouette 001 2	ieu lieu 010 2	ous rendezvous 100 1
26	7	2842	2989	cn	m	m mat 001 010 100 2,842	mm slammed 001 010 100 129	mb lamb 010 100 9	gm paradigm 100 3	nm government 100 3	mn hymn 010 100 2	lm calm 010 1
27	3	1878	2055	cn	ŋ	ng sing 010 100 1,878	n drink 001 010 100 175	nd handkerchief 100 2
28	1	3	2	cn	ñ	gn vignette 010 100 3	n inure 010 1
29	7	6766	6942	cn	n	n nest 001 010 100 6,766	nn inn 001 010 100 116	gn gnat 001 010 100 38	ne gone 001 010 100 13	pn pneumatic 010 4	kn knife 001 010 100 3	mn mnemonic 010 2
30	11	950	1344	vl	o	o gold 001 010 100 950	o-e nose 001 010 100 216	ow snow 001 010 100 108	oa road 001 010 100 39	oe toe 010 100 13	ough dough 001 100 8	ou soul 010 100 4	eau beau 010 100 3	au mauve 100 1	os apropos 001 1	ot depot 001 1
31	4	72	129	vd	ɔⁱ	oi coin 001 010 100 72	oy boy 001 010 100 54	aw lawyer 100 2	uoy buoyant 100 1
32	12	428	602	vr	ɔɹ	or horn 001 010 100 428	ore sore 001 010 100 65	ar war 001 010 100 32	orr sorry 001 010 100 25	oar board 010 100 15	our four 010 100 15	arr warrior 100 9	aur dinosaur 010 100 5	ort mortgage 100 3	hor exhort 010 2	uor fluoride 010 2	oor door 100 1
33	4	246	328	vd	aᵘ	ou house 001 010 100 246	ow owl 001 010 100 79	au umlaut 100 2	hou hour 100 1
34	11	1106	1517	vs	ɔ	o log 001 010 100 1,106	a swan 001 010 100 235	au vault 001 010 100 104	aw law 001 010 100 35	augh caught 100 10	oa broad 010 100 7	ough ought 001 010 100 7	e genre 001 010 100 6	hau exhaust 010 4	ow knowledge 010 2	aa Afrikaans 001 1
35	6	2681	2856	cs	p	p pen 001 010 100 2,681	pp ripped 001 010 100 165	bp subpoena 010 3	pt bankruptcy 100 3	pe troupe 100 2	ph shepherd 100 2
36	6	3444	3537	ca	r	r run 001 010 100 3,444	wr wrench 001 010 100 50	rr carrot 001 010 100 18	er conference 001 010 100 17	rh rhyme 010 100 7	re we’re 100 1
37	18	2333	7624	vs	ə	a was 001 010 100 2,333	o son 001 010 100 1,898	e the 001 010 100 1,728	u bus 001 010 100 1,362	ou young 010 100 203	o-e love 001 010 100 36	ai certain 001 010 100 14	oo blood 100 9	ah cheetah 010 100 8	eou gorgeous 010 100 5	y polyp 010 100 5	he vehemence 010 100 4	ia parliament 100 4	io fashion 010 100 4	oi tortoise 001 100 4	ae larvae 010 100 3	ei surfeit 100 3	oe does 010 1
38	14	454	1056	cf	ʃ	ti caution 001 010 100 454	sh shark 001 010 100 333	ci official 010 100 90	ssi passion 010 100 67	ch chef 001 010 100 28	si tension 010 100 25	ss tissue 001 010 100 17	s sure 001 010 100 14	t ratio 010 100 8	ce ocean 010 100 6	sci conscious 010 100 6	c species 010 100 4	sc fascist 010 100 3	sch schmooze 010 1
39	11	4328	6005	cf	s	s sack 001 010 100 4,328	c cent 001 010 100 751	ss boss 001 010 100 565	ce once 001 010 100 218	sc scent 001 010 100 53	se horse 001 010 100 45	st castle 010 100 28	ps psalm 010 100 7	sce reminisce 001 7	sw sword 010 100 2	z eczema 100 1
40	1	87	87	cf	ð	th the 001 010 100 87
41	1	219	219	cf	θ	th three 001 010 100 219
42	1	2	2	cd	ts	tz waltz 100 2
43	10	6135	6595	cs	t	t tent 001 010 100 6,135	tt bottle 001 010 100 272	te route 001 010 100 81	ed talked 001 010 100 61	d aced 001 010 100 18	tte matte 001 100 12	bt debt 010 100 10	ct indict 010 4	pt receipt 010 1	th Esther 100 1
44	9	311	438	vd	ʲu	u unit 001 010 100 311	u-e cube 001 010 100 53	eu feud 001 010 100 28	ue fuel 010 100 23	iew view 010 100 11	eau beauty 100 5	ew few 010 100 5	ut debut 010 1	uu vacuum 100 1
45	3	1527	1539	cf	v	v van 001 010 100 1,527	ve dove 001 010 100 11	vv revved 100 1
46	5	427	480	ca	w	w win 001 010 100 427	wh whale 001 010 100 25	u suite 010 100 22	oi memoir 100 3	o one 100 3
47	4	63	88	ca	j	i senior 001 010 100 63	y yes 001 010 100 21	u failure 001 100 3	e azalea 010 1
48	6	102	155	cf	ʒ	si explosion 010 100 102	s treasure 010 100 35	ge rouge 001 010 100 8	g luge 010 100 6	ssi rescission 010 2	ti equation 010 2
49	9	2727	3291	cf	z	s as 001 010 100 2,727	z zoo 001 010 100 307	es flies 001 010 100 204	zz buzz 001 010 100 27	ss scissor 001 010 14	si business 010 100 6	x Xerox 100 4	se noise 100 1	sth asthma 010 1