The English Alphabetic Code

This chart lists 449 English sound–spelling correspondences from 42,454 words.

Row	Cells	Max.	Total	CV	IPA	Spelling Patterns →
1	5	6659	6676	vs	a	a cat 6,659	au laugh 14	aa ma'am 1	ah dahlia 1	ai plaid 1
2	17	2774	5840	vl	e	a baby 2,774	a-e ape 1,879	ai chain 597	ay tray 300	eigh eight 55	ey they 38	e re 36	ea steak 31	a--e taste 30	ei vein 26	et ballet 25	ai-e praise 23	aigh straight 11	ae sundae 4	au gauge 4	er dossier 4	ee puree 3
3	15	498	1206	vr	ɛɹ	ar scarce 498	er era 207	are snare 111	air chair 105	arr marriage 91	err err 92	ear bear 32	ere there 22	aer aerial 17	aire solitaire 14	ayer prayer 6	ur burial 4	heir heir 3	ahr fahrenheit 2	eir their 2
4	7	1088	1138	vr	ɑɹ	ar jar 1,088	ear heart 28	arr scarred 15	are are 3	er sergeant 2	aar bazaar 1	arre bizarre 1
5	4	297	507	vs	ʊ	u bull 297	oo book 175	o wolf 23	ou could 12
6	3	5399	5602	cs	b	b bus 5,399	bb ebb 201	pb cupboard 2
7	9	851	1550	cd	tʃ	ch child 851	t picture 449	tch watch 178	ti nuptial 54	che niche 7	c cello 7	th posthumous 2	cc cappuccino 1	ts catsup 1
8	7	11275	12839	cs	d	d dog 11,275	ed trained 1,303	dd add 229	de aide 12	ld could 10	ddh buddha 5	t kindergarten 5
9	21	3797	10853	vl	i	y baby 3,797	e he 2,369	i ski 2,149	ea leaf 951	ee eel 821	ie shield 206	e-e here 135	ey key 100	i-e suite 85	ea-e ease 69	ie-e grieve 48	ei weird 38	ee-e cheese 22	ei-e seize 22	eo people 15	ae aeon 12	oe phoenix 7	a bologna 2	ill tortilla 2	is debris 2	ay quay 1
10	26	6577	10954	vr	ʌɹ	er her 6,577	or world 1,325	r fire 761	ur fur 711	ar cedar 514	ir bird 284	ure sure 257	urr purr 107	ear earth 76	our scourge 75	err terrain 47	orr worry 46	re we're 44	eur neural 43	ro iron 16	aur restaurant 13	yr martyr 13	her herb 10	arr arrange 9	irr stirred 8	orrh hemorrhage 8	oar cupboard 4	ere were 3	irrh cirrhosis 1	olo colonel 1	yrrh myrrh 1
11	9	7874	8347	vs	ɛ	e jet 7,874	ea bread 278	a any 156	ie friend 18	eo leopard 7	ae aesthetic 5	ai said 4	ei heifer 4	ay says 1
12	8	4115	5089	cf	f	f fox 4,115	ph graph 482	ff off 439	gh laugh 36	ft soften 6	lf half 6	ffe gaffe 4	pph sapphire 1
13	3	6	8	cd	gʒ	x luxury 8
14	1	143	143	cd	gz	x example 143
15	6	2742	3179	cs	g	g bug 2,742	gg egg 263	gu guess 113	gue league 44	gh ghost 15	ge renege 2
16	3	1783	1812	cf	h	h hat 1,783	wh who 28	j junta 1
17	21	1736	4367	vd	aⁱ	i-e bike 1,709	i child 1,736	y fly 466	igh light 226	y-e type 77	ia dial 29	ie pie 25	eye eye 17	ei heist 13	uy buy 12	io violet 9	eigh height 8	ye bye 8	is isle 7	oy coyote 6	ai chai 5	ay Maya 5	ais aisle 4	aye aye 2	ey geyser 2	ae maestro 1
18	16	19390	24828	vs	ɪ	i sit 19,390	e aces 4,044	i-e give 609	y myth 359	a bandage 286	ui build 40	o women 21	hi exhibit 19	ia marriage 14	u busy 14	ei forfeit 9	ou luscious 9	ie sieve 7	a-e appropriately 4	ai bargain 2	ez rendezvous 1
19	10	1280	2509	cd	dʒ	g gem 1,280	j jet 551	ge large 350	dg widget 85	d module 82	dge edge 67	gi region 43	dj adjust 31	gg suggest 14	di soldier 6
20	1	7	7	cd	kʃ	xi anxious 7
21	2	737	742	cd	ks	x ax 737	xe axe 5
22	1	519	519	cd	kw	qu queen 519
23	15	8902	12070	cs	k	c cup 8,902	k kite 1,680	ck duck 774	ch choir 355	cc raccoon 171	x except 49	lk walk 42	que cheque 42	qu quiche 33	cqu racquet 5	kk trekked 5	che ache 4	q barbeque 4	cch zucchini 2	kh khaki 2
24	6	12674	15898	ca	l	l leg 12,674	ll bull 1,603	le isle 1,376	all actually 235	lle braille 6	ol chocolate 4
25	20	861	2153	vl	u	u truth 861	oo moon 463	u-e June 269	ew flew 130	ue blue 89	ou soup 76	o do 76	ui fruit 50	eu sleuth 45	o-e move 43	oo-e ooze 20	oe shoe 12	ieu lieu 4	wo two 4	hou silhouette 3	uo buoy 3	ough through 2	ioux sioux 1	oup coup 1	ous rendezvous 1
26	8	8513	9048	cn	m	m mat 8,513	mm slammed 427	mb lamb 66	mn hymn 15	lm calm 14	nm government 7	gm paradigm 3	me madame 3
27	5	4835	5496	cn	ŋ	ng sing 4,835	n drink 652	ngue tongue 6	nd handkerchief 2	ngh dinghy 1
28	2	5	6	cn	ñ	gn vignette 5	n inure 1
29	11	19338	19876	cn	n	n nest 19,338	nn inn 333	gn gnat 108	kn knife 57	ne gone 25	pn pneumatic 4	dn Wednesday 3	gne cologne 2	hn John 2	mn mnemonic 2	nne Anne 2
30	18	2560	3818	vl	o	o gold 2,560	o-e nose 595	ow snow 309	oa road 227	oe toe 44	ou soul 20	ough dough 16	au mauve 13	eau beau 11	oh oh 5	ew sew 4	ot depot 4	owe owe 3	aoh Pharoah 2	eo yeoman 2	eaux tableaux 1	oo brooch 1	os apropos 1
31	4	245	376	vd	ɔⁱ	oi coin 245	oy boy 122	aw lawyer 6	uoy buoyant 3
32	15	1356	1851	vr	ɔɹ	or horn 1,356	ore sore 157	ar war 109	our four 60	orr sorry 55	oar board 49	arr warrior 22	aur dinosaur 10	oor door 9	uor fluoride 7	hor exhort 6	ort mortgage 6	awer drawer 2	orps corps 2	orp corp 1
33	5	686	979	vd	aᵘ	ou house 686	ow owl 277	hou hour 7	ough bough 7	au umlaut 2
34	15	3853	5151	vs	ɔ	o log 3,853	a swan 673	au vault 357	aw law 156	augh caught 25	ough ought 21	oa broad 16	e genre 14	ow knowledge 10	hau exhaust 8	ou cough 6	ah hurrah 5	awe awe 3	eau bureaucracy 3	aa Afrikaans 1
35	7	8357	8960	cs	p	p pen 8,357	pp ripped 579	ph shepherd 8	pe troupe 6	bp subpoena 4	ppe steppe 3	pt bankruptcy 3
36	7	10693	10991	ca	r	r run 10,693	wr wrench 149	rr carrot 93	er conference 26	rh rhyme 26	re we’re 2	rrh diarrhoea 2
37	23	6899	22143	vs	ə	a was 6,899	o son 5,971	e the 4,234	u bus 4,260	ou young 508	o-e love 94	ai certain 43	y polyp 29	oo blood 20	io fashion 15	ah cheetah 12	ei surfeit 9	au ’cause 8	oi tortoise 8	eou gorgeous 7	ia parliament 7	ae larvae 6	he vehemence 6	oe does 3	eau bureaucratic 1	er desert 1	ha gingham 1	uh huh 1
38	15	2035	3906	cf	ʃ	ti caution 2,035	sh shark 1,184	ci official 206	ssi passion 138	ch chef 75	t ratio 49	si tension 47	s sure 43	c species 42	ss tissue 42	ce ocean 14	sci conscious 13	sc fascist 7	sch schmooze 6	che cache 5
39	13	13685	18133	cf	s	s sack 13,685	c cent 2,069	ss boss 1,395	ce once 493	se horse 168	sc scent 159	st castle 97	ps psalm 42	sw sword 10	sce reminisce 7	sse mousse 6	sth isthmus 1	z eczema 1
40	2	241	269	cf	ð	th the 241	the bathe 28
41	1	861	861	cf	θ	th three 861
42	4	15	24	cd	ts	tz waltz 15	zz pizza 5	ts three 2	z nazi 2
43	11	18758	20411	cs	t	t tent 18,758	tt bottle 662	ed talked 567	te route 231	d aced 113	bt debt 31	tte matte 31	cht yacht 7	ct indict 6	pt receipt 3	th Esther 2
44	12	1098	1498	vd	ʲu	u unit 1,098	u-e cube 166	eu feud 76	ue fuel 69	ew few 35	iew view 26	you you 9	eau beauty 8	ut debut 6	uu vacuum 3	ewe ewe 1	yew yew 1
45	6	3978	4102	cf	v	v van 3,978	ve dove 109	lve halve 6	vv revved 6	lv calving 2	f of 1
46	6	1364	1592	ca	w	w win 1,364	wh whale 146	u suite 67	o one 10	oi memoir 4	ju marijuana 1
47	5	150	298	ca	j	i senior 150	y yes 130	u failure 15	j fjord 2	e azalea 1
48	8	162	276	cf	ʒ	si explosion 162	s treasure 70	ge rouge 20	g luge 16	z azure 3	ssi rescission 2	ti equation 2	sh cashmere 1
49	12	8992	10872	cf	z	s as 8,992	z zoo 1,067	es flies 628	zz buzz 99	se noise 30	ss scissor 26	x Xerox 12	si business 9	cz czar 3	ze gauze 3	sth asthma 2	thes clothes 1