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The English Alphabetic Code — 4 syllable words

This chart lists 262 English sound–spelling correspondences from 6,499 words.

Row Cells Max. Total CV IPA Spelling Patterns →
1 1 1258 1258 vs a
a cat
1,258
2 9 949 1421 vl e
a baby
949
a-e ape
420
ai chain
26
ay tray
17
e re
4
eigh eight
2
aigh straight
1
et ballet
1
ey they
1
3 7 172 281 vr ɛɹ
ar scarce
172
er era
70
err err
15
arr marriage
13
aer aerial
5
ear bear
4
air chair
2
4 2 145 147 vr ɑɹ
ar jar
145
ear heart
2
5 3 26 39 vs ʊ
u bull
26
o wolf
10
oo book
3
6 2 959 965 cs b
b bus
959
bb ebb
6
7 5 134 191 cd
t picture
134
ch child
43
ti nuptial
12
cc cappuccino
1
th posthumous
1
8 4 2010 2088 cs d
d dog
2,010
ed trained
65
dd add
9
t kindergarten
4
9 15 1091 2534 vl i
y baby
1,091
e he
653
i ski
625
ea leaf
80
ee eel
40
ie shield
15
i-e suite
8
e-e here
5
ei weird
5
ey key
5
eo people
2
oe phoenix
2
a bologna
1
ei-e seize
1
ie-e grieve
1
10 17 1238 2169 vr ʌɹ
er her
1,238
or world
386
ar cedar
126
r fire
125
ur fur
119
ir bird
58
ure sure
43
urr purr
19
eur neural
14
our scourge
12
err terrain
8
orr worry
7
re we're
4
orrh hemorrhage
3
ro iron
3
aur restaurant
2
yr martyr
2
11 5 1804 1857 vs ɛ
e jet
1,804
a any
33
ea bread
16
ae aesthetic
2
eo leopard
2
12 3 619 840 cf f
f fox
619
ph graph
151
ff off
70
13 1 4 4 cd
x luxury
4
14 1 48 48 cd gz
x example
48
15 4 475 504 cs g
g bug
475
gg egg
17
gu guess
10
gue league
2
16 2 248 251 cf h
h hat
248
wh who
3
17 10 432 901 vd aⁱ
i child
432
i-e bike
292
y fly
128
igh light
18
y-e type
18
ie pie
6
ei heist
4
eye eye
1
ia dial
1
io violet
1
18 13 4903 6283 vs ɪ
i sit
4,903
e aces
958
i-e give
218
y myth
109
a bandage
52
o women
11
hi exhibit
8
ou luscious
7
ei forfeit
5
ia marriage
5
ui build
4
u busy
2
a-e appropriately
1
19 9 338 473 cd
g gem
338
j jet
52
d module
28
ge large
24
gi region
14
dj adjust
8
dg widget
4
dge edge
3
gg suggest
2
20 1 1 1 cd
xi anxious
1
21 1 165 165 cd ks
x ax
165
22 1 91 91 cd kw
qu queen
91
23 8 2123 2404 cs k
c cup
2,123
k kite
100
ch choir
77
cc raccoon
54
ck duck
32
x except
14
qu quiche
3
q barbeque
1
24 4 2392 3083 ca l
l leg
2,392
le isle
308
ll bull
287
all actually
96
25 11 298 378 vl u
u truth
298
u-e June
26
o do
17
oo moon
13
eu sleuth
11
ew flew
7
ou soup
2
hou silhouette
1
oe shoe
1
ue blue
1
ui fruit
1
26 4 1921 2018 cn m
m mat
1,921
mm slammed
94
nm government
2
mb lamb
1
27 2 747 813 cn ŋ
ng sing
747
n drink
66
28 4 4557 4627 cn n
n nest
4,557
nn inn
57
gn gnat
9
kn knife
4
29 7 562 610 vl o
o gold
562
o-e nose
24
ow snow
13
oa road
6
au mauve
2
oe toe
2
oh oh
1
30 2 21 35 vd ɔⁱ
oi coin
21
oy boy
14
31 10 292 324 vr ɔɹ
or horn
292
orr sorry
13
ar war
6
uor fluoride
4
ore sore
3
hor exhort
2
arr warrior
1
aur dinosaur
1
oar board
1
our four
1
32 2 54 76 vd aᵘ
ou house
54
ow owl
22
33 9 923 1071 vs ɔ
o log
923
au vault
67
a swan
66
ow knowledge
6
eau bureaucracy
3
e genre
3
augh caught
1
aw law
1
hau exhaust
1
34 3 1598 1689 cs p
p pen
1,598
pp ripped
90
bp subpoena
1
35 6 1933 1986 ca r
r run
1,933
rr carrot
25
wr wrench
12
rh rhyme
8
er conference
6
rrh diarrhoea
2
36 16 1995 5802 vs ə
a was
1,995
o son
1,892
e the
994
u bus
726
ou young
160
y polyp
11
o-e love
6
ai certain
4
au ’cause
3
ae larvae
2
ei surfeit
2
he vehemence
2
io fashion
2
ah cheetah
1
eau bureaucratic
1
ia parliament
1
37 13 799 1072 cf ʃ
ti caution
799
sh shark
100
ci official
67
ssi passion
41
c species
12
t ratio
11
ch chef
9
si tension
9
ss tissue
9
s sure
9
sci conscious
3
ce ocean
2
sc fascist
1
38 9 2256 3215 cf s
s sack
2,256
c cent
585
ss boss
211
ce once
84
sc scent
57
ps psalm
13
se horse
6
st castle
2
sw sword
1
39 1 19 19 cf ð
th the
19
40 1 142 142 cf θ
th three
142
41 1 2 2 cd ts
zz pizza
2
42 8 4201 4368 cs t
t tent
4,201
te route
84
tt bottle
60
d aced
10
ed talked
8
bt debt
3
ct indict
1
th Esther
1
43 6 395 448 vd ʲu
u unit
395
eu feud
30
ue fuel
11
u-e cube
6
iew view
5
eau beauty
1
44 2 965 966 cf v
v van
965
ve dove
1
45 4 76 96 ca w
w win
76
u suite
15
wh whale
4
ju marijuana
1
46 3 27 32 ca j
i senior
27
u failure
4
j fjord
1
47 3 34 53 cf ʒ
si explosion
34
s treasure
15
g luge
4
48 7 1247 1779 cf z
s as
1,247
z zoo
326
es flies
193
zz buzz
5
ss scissor
3
x Xerox
3
si business
2
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