See here
and here
for details of the phonemic
notation used in column 4. Up to 5 example words were selected
at random from the most common words containing the spelling.
| Unweighted frequency |
Weighted frequency |
Trad spelling |
FLOSS (phonemic) |
Examples |
| 15012 | 15516 | n | n | been, not, slogan, transcend, unsurpassed |
| 13848 | 14921 | t | t | about, extreme, mistaken, not, time |
| 10499 | 6544 | l | L | delegate, disability, like, only, partial |
| 9038 | 6856 | s | s | escaped, just, sandwich, sour, this |
| 8923 | 9523 | i | i | artillery, delicacy, in, which, will |
| 6630 | 7589 | d | d | and, daring, had, hereditary, sold |
| 6618 | 4652 | r | r | brutality, freeway, report, stretch, three |
| 6245 | 5625 | m | m | emotion, instrument, my, name, some |
| 6216 | 4206 | c | k | because, can, company, could, object |
| 6175 | 4346 | p | p | company, group, part, special, up |
| 5557 | 6356 | a | ø | acquire, area, company, idea, residential |
| 5108 | 4899 | a | a | algae, can, had, miraculous, that |
| 4879 | 6094 | e | ~ | episode, like, more, one, quite |
| 4615 | 4040 | e | e | collected, end, get, protest, them |
| 4498 | 4093 | b | b | about, beef, infallible, obsolete, scribe |
| 4354 | 2413 | y | ý | country, inestimably, many, tediously, very |
| 3934 | 6195 | o | ø | development, genocide, incision, migration, second |
| 3379 | 2408 | er | R | another, government, however, over, silver |
| 3202 | 3332 | f | f | after, defect, flexible, furnished, life |
| 2798 | 2694 | v | v | approvingly, decisive, government, over, vague |
| 2755 | 1145 | i | ê | authority, facilities, mystifying, policy, visit |
| 2751 | 2395 | o | o | desktop, incompetent, not, policy, possible |
| 2697 | 1678 | u | u | but, gusty, just, misjudge, under |
| 2142 | 702 | e | ê | benefit, business, carelessness, hundred, immodest |
| 2042 | 1428 | g | g | gaudy, graciously, magazine, misgiving, signal |
| 2007 | 1934 | e | i | because, before, defective, resigned, return |
| 1964 | 1017 | a | E | able, making, naked, reputation, simultaneously |
| 1883 | 1543 | o | O | both, most, negotiate, patrol, poetic |
| 1859 | 4214 | e | ø | commitment, Gospel, open, strategy, system |
| 1717 | 3066 | h | h | habitat, hearth, hibernation, sainthood, who |
| 1643 | 589 | ss | s | class, essentially, happiness, possible, suppress |
| 1500 | 1353 | ll | L | call, installation, pitifully, swollen, will |
| 1413 | 900 | ti | X | accusation, cautious, impartial, patient, resolution |
| 1363 | 3007 | w | w | away, swallow, unwilling, weak, would |
| 1304 | 334 | i | ý | experience, handicap, industrial, period, previous |
| 1296 | 1183 | ng | G | being, frosting, nothing, ringside, wrongly |
| 1291 | 1445 | i | Y | childhood, defiant, ideal, primarily, sight |
| 1204 | 1123 | k | k | ask, kind, kitchen, like, shaken |
| 1153 | 997 | a_e | E | ameliorate, came, homemade, race, state |
| 1134 | 3383 | s | z | because, euphemism, his, museum, those |
| 1107 | 726 | c | s | decision, delinquency, policy, precedence, society |
| 1047 | 531 | le | øL | available, entitled, impossible, rifle, single |
| 1047 | 923 | or | Ør | form, or, report, unfortunately, worn |
| 1004 | 805 | sh | X | British, childishly, share, she, unpunished |
| 984 | 1002 | i_e | Y | drive, incite, inscribe, provide, while |
| 955 | 3324 | e | I | idea, illegal, me, rediscover, Venus |
| 853 | 612 | ar | Ar | farmer, lifeguard, marble, party, streetcar |
| 828 | 424 | u | ø | awful, consensus, success, support, until |
| 818 | 347 | g | j | general, gentle, manager, technology, vegetation |
| 776 | 794 | th | T | both, healthy, hearth, month, through |
| 728 | 303 | ck | k | attack, check, sick, stricken, yuck |
| 724 | 315 | u | U | duet, eventually, gradual, polluted, supervisor |
| 677 | 964 | or | R | color, doctor, elaborate, history, opportunity |
| 672 | 771 | ce | s | ambivalence, disgraceful, place, service, unbalanced |
| 662 | 123 | ou | ø | dangerous, obviously, pretentious, serious, various |
| 604 | 892 | ch | C | beach, champion, change, each, purchaser |
| 585 | 245 | d | ð | continued, deserted, paid, provided, unsophisticated |
| 577 | 585 | er | & | certain, discern, inertia, personal, unconcerned |
| 575 | 132 | z | z | citizen, hazard, recognize, unauthorized, zipper |
| 556 | 289 | i | ø | crucible, identify, Jupiter, mariner, similar |
| 550 | 704 | ee | I | amputee, beef, employee, heels, sleep |
| 547 | 364 | x | ks | exercise, next, six, suffix, taxi |
| 501 | 647 | ou | W | around, foul, mouthwash, outgrow, scout |
| 500 | 528 | ea | I | easy, heater, reveal, team, upstream |
| 473 | 224 | i_e | i | alternative, conservative, executive, objective, positive |
| 470 | 378 | o_e | O | close, hope, impose, quote, stoned |
| 463 | 297 | tt | t | attempt, battle, litter, rebuttal, tattoo |
| 454 | 279 | ar | R | Caesar, inseparably, lunar, particular, standard |
| 441 | 659 | y | Y | identify, style, supply, try, trying |
| 423 | 383 | j | j | eject, jar, Jesus, job, major |
| 420 | 107 | ph | f | alphabet, biosphere, emphasize, photograph, physical |
| 410 | 370 | ai | E | available, contain, explain, mailman, train |
| 403 | 248 | u | yU | ambiguity, excuse, tribunal, united, usage |
| 383 | 389 | s | $ | conditions, excesses, manners, regards, years |
| 360 | 518 | gh | ~ | although, skintight, straight, thought, through |
| 358 | 199 | oo | U | afternoon, bathroom, shampoo, shoot, toothless |
| 355 | 191 | ed | ð | disturbed, inspired, prepared, scattered, unplanned |
| 342 | 318 | ff | f | buffalo, coffeepot, offer, sheriff, staff |
| 333 | 225 | qu | kw | eloquence, equation, quarantine, quickly, requirement |
| 331 | 257 | pp | p | appeal, application, disappear, disapproving, equipped |
| 330 | 359 | ge | j | age, indulge, language, page, percentage |
| 314 | 342 | o | Ø | cost, dog, loft, often, takeoff |
| 309 | 204 | ur | & | cloudburst, curly, murder, slur, turbulence |
| 307 | 146 | u | yø | miraculously, particular, popular, regular, regulation |
| 298 | 239 | ea | e | dead, dreadful, feather, health, ready |
| 288 | 591 | a | Ø | also, always, football, small, watery |
| 284 | 83 | au | Ø | audit, Australia, cauterize, daughter, self-taught |
| 279 | 542 | ay | E | away, layoff, play, say, underway |
| 277 | 159 | ch | k | character, chorale, Michael, orchestral, school |
| 274 | 226 | t | C | conceptual, future, puncture, spiritual, virtuous |
| 265 | 188 | ar | er | egalitarian, library, military, parent, primary |
| 264 | 6964 | th | D | altogether, clothes, leather, that, them |
| 263 | 155 | mm | m | commentary, commercial, grammatical, immediately, summer |
| 261 | 89 | y | i | hysteria, physical, symmetry, symptom, typical |
| 253 | 110 | e | ý | area, erroneous, facsimile, museum, video |
| 244 | 375 | ow | O | fellow, follow, slow, tomorrow, unknown |
| 244 | 368 | ow | W | brown, down, now, rowdy, towel |
| 243 | 119 | nn | n | announce, cunning, dinner, pennant, tyranny |
| 226 | 804 | o | u | another, covers, month, nothing, wonderful |
| 220 | 239 | oo | V | bookie, good, good-bye, look, took |
| 218 | 48 | a | A | calm, drama, father, kebab, spa |
| 216 | 28 | m | øm | capitalism, enthusiasm, rhythm, vandalism, vulgarism |
| 215 | 147 | nk | Gk | blinker, drink, shrank, tank, thankfully |
| 184 | 128 | ci | X | especially, sociable, specialist, sufficient, tenacious |
| 184 | 102 | oi | Q | appointment, disappoint, joint, loiter, moisten |
| 178 | 63 | ar | ar | apparent, caravan, guarantee, popularity, vulgarity |
| 177 | 196 | ir | & | bird, circumstances, flirtation, sir, thirty |
| 177 | 84 | oa | O | foamy, goal, overcoat, soaking, toast |
| 173 | 121 | er | er | ceremony, imperative, posterity, serenade, therapy |
| 167 | 91 | ng | Gg | angle, angry, congress, language, single |
| 166 | 93 | a_e | ê | appropriate, fortunate, inadequate, private, separate |
| 166 | 149 | u_e | U | absolute, assume, exclude, June, ruler |
| 163 | 77 | dd | d | addiction, forbidden, middle, paddle, wedding |
| 160 | 23 | gg | g | bootlegger, egg, grogginess, struggle, waterlogged |
| 150 | 31 | i | I | cappuccino, critique, motif, skier, via |
| 149 | 75 | aw | Ø | awful, dawdle, lawless, raw, withdraw |
| 149 | 116 | u | V | bushel, fulfilled, July, pincushion, sugar |
| 148 | 332 | w | ~ | answer, sword, two, whole, written |
| 145 | 752 | wh | µ | nowhere, overwhelming, wheat, when, whirlpool |
| 144 | 212 | or | & | network, unworthy, word, work, world |
| 143 | 59 | tch | C | birdwatcher, catch, kitchen, pitch, unmatched |
| 141 | 123 | a | o | quality, seance, squabble, swallow, wander |
| 140 | 70 | ed | þ | astonished, flushed, marked, mixed, undistinguished |
| 140 | 101 | er | ir | criterion, imperialist, material, series, serious |
| 137 | 87 | ur | R | Arthur, century, manufacturer, pursuit, survive |
| 131 | 36 | sc | s | condescending, scene, scent, science, scissors |
| 130 | 116 | a_e | i | encourage, image, manage, passage, percentage |
| 129 | 246 | or_e | Ør | before, core, explore, implore, offshore |
| 125 | 143 | i_e | ê | armistice, favorite, heroine, practice, promise |
| 125 | 94 | s | ß | folks, hearts, paints, shorts, talks |
| 122 | 816 | y | y | canyon, junkyard, yellow, yet, youthful |
| 121 | 13 | bb | b | cabbage, grubby, lobby, rubbish, stubbornly |
| 121 | 125 | i | y | interview, million, savior, union, Virginia |
| 114 | 80 | air | er | air, chairman, fairness, fairy, upstairs |
| 112 | 44 | ie | ý | Charlie, movie, rotisserie, studies, worried |
| 110 | 81 | cc | k | accommodation, accomplishment, accurate, accused, occupy |
| 109 | 432 | l | ~ | almond, couldn't, folk, solder, walk |
| 106 | 170 | ew | U | jewelry, news, shrewd, view, withdrew |
| 106 | 152 | u_e | yU | accused, dispute, huge, redistribute, useful |
| 105 | 145 | ur_e | R | architecture, future, gesture, leisure, pleasure |
| 101 | 221 | ear | ir | appearance, beard, clearing, fearful, nearly |
| 99 | 119 | ar_e | er | awareness, carefully, prepare, rarely, share |
| 97 | 51 | dg | j | bridge, edge, judgmental, partridge, pledge |
| 94 | 75 | oy | Q | alloy, deploy, employee, joyful, royal |
| 92 | 80 | si | J | Asian, conclusion, erosion, illusion, occasional |
| 91 | 29 | nc | Gk | distinctive, function, injunction, instinct, uncle |
| 89 | 94 | es | $ | clothespin, eaves, lines, salesman, shelves |
| 88 | 174 | e_e | I | incomplete, scene, scheme, these, trapeze |
| 88 | 78 | ir_e | Yr | fire, inquire, inspire, tired, wire |
| 87 | 49 | gu | g | colleague, fatigues, guise, intriguingly, league |
| 85 | 80 | x | gz | exactly, examination, executive, exert, exile |
| 83 | 51 | ou_e | W | arouse, clubhouse, housewife, mouse, mousetrap |
| 82 | 71 | ssi | X | confession, expression, impassioned, Russian, succession |
| 81 | 9 | e | E | ballet, beret, bouquet, saute, ukelele |
| 81 | 62 | ie | I | fielder, grief, series, unbelievably, yield |
| 79 | 52 | t | ~ | bouquet, debut, Matthew, mortgage, often |
| 77 | 429 | o | U | approving, onto, redo, whom, wrongdoing |
| 77 | 515 | ou | U | caribou, routine, through, throughout, you |
| 75 | 56 | arr | ar | barracuda, carry, embarrassed, marriage, narrator |
| 75 | 49 | ey | ý | medley, monkey, odyssey, valley, volley |
| 75 | 46 | i_e | I | elite, magazine, Marine, nicotine, police |
| 75 | 124 | ou | u | couple, enough, touchy, untroubled, youngster |
| 72 | 16 | oar | Ør | board, hoarse, overboard, roaring, soar |
| 71 | 147 | k | ~ | knee, knock, know, knuckle, unknown |
| 70 | 62 | ar | Ør | award, postwar, quarterback, wardrobe, warn |
| 69 | 17 | ch | X | chagrin, champagne, chauvinism, cliched, parachute |
| 67 | 59 | g | ~ | assignment, benign, champagne, resigned, sign |
| 67 | 14 | qu | k | bouquet, etiquette, opaque, physique, technique |
| 66 | 59 | d | j | education, gradually, individual, procedure, schedule |
| 66 | 20 | err | er | cherry, error, ferry, territory, terror |
| 65 | 24 | eer | ir | beer, career, cheery, steering, volunteer |
| 63 | 40 | o_e | ø | abandoned, Europe, threesome, unwholesome, welcome |
| 62 | 38 | h | ~ | exhausted, exhibit, heir, honest, Thai |
| 61 | 30 | b | ~ | doubt, limb, subpoena, subtle, succumb |
| 61 | 43 | ir | R | affirmation, aspiration, direct, misdirection, piranha |
| 59 | 18 | ur | yVr | bureau, curiosity, infuriating, purifier, security |
| 58 | 13 | ear | Ar | heart, hearth, heartless, sweetheart, wholeheartedly |
| 57 | 35 | ei | E | eight, eighty, flyweight, neighborhood, reign |
| 57 | 45 | ur | Vr | alluring, duration, jury, reassuring, rural |
| 56 | 4 | zz | z | fuzz, jazz, nozzle, puzzled, quizzical |
| 54 | 88 | ea_e | I | ease, eavesdrop, leave, peaceful, sleaze |
| 54 | 98 | ear | & | Earth, heard, pearl, rehearsal, research |
| 54 | 42 | ie | Y | applied, supplies, tie, unjustified, unqualified |
| 52 | 29 | ir | Yr | desirable, environment, Irish, ironic, retiring |
| 51 | 6 | irr | ir | irrationality, irrelevant, irresistible, irritable, mirror |
| 51 | 339 | o_e | u | become, glove, lovely, someone, somewhere |
| 51 | 25 | u | w | distinguish, guano, language, penguin, suavely |
| 50 | 70 | ue | U | blues, clue, clueless, gruesome, revenue |
| 49 | 16 | ir | ir | delirious, miracle, spirit, spiritual, virulent |
| 48 | 116 | our | Ør | downpour, fourteen, mournfully, pour, resources |
| 47 | 18 | o | V | bogeyman, bosom, patrolwoman, wolverine, woman |
| 45 | 10 | p | ~ | coup, cupboard, psychology, raspberry, receipts |
| 45 | 50 | s | J | disclosure, leisure, measure, unusual, usual |
| 44 | 16 | er_e | R | considered, covered, high-powered, sheltered, short-tempered |
| 41 | 55 | ea | E | break, breakthrough, daybreak, greatness, steak |
| 39 | 22 | ai_e | E | maize, praise, sustained, trained, unrestrained |
| 38 | 38 | ur_e | Vr | assured, brochure, endure, sure, temperature |
| 37 | 48 | ie_e | I | achievement, believe, hygiene, masterpiece, thieves |
| 37 | 17 | ui | U | fruit, juicy, nuisance, recruit, suitable |
| 36 | 62 | er_e | ir | atmosphere, interfere, mere, severe, sincerely |
| 36 | 21 | our | & | courage, discouraging, flourish, journal, journey |
| 36 | 21 | urr | & | blurry, currency, current, hurry, occurrence |
| 36 | 11 | y | ê | analysis, anonymous, catalyst, paralysis, symmetrical |
| 33 | 18 | si | X | comprehension, controversial, dimension, extension, tension |
| 32 | 27 | eye | Y | bull's-eye, cockeyed, eye, eyesight, eyesore |
| 31 | 17 | d | þ | forced, iced, pronounced, self-induced, unprejudiced |
| 31 | 15 | ear | er | bear, sleepwear, swear, unbearably, underwear |
| 31 | 36 | ei | I | ceiling, deceiver, inconceivable, leisure, receipt |
| 31 | 311 | er_e | er | elsewhere, everywhere, there, where, whereabouts |
| 31 | 12 | orr | Ør | corresponding, corridor, horrible, horrific, horror |
| 31 | 11 | t | X | negotiate, negotiation, potentiality, ratio, unsubstantiated |
| 31 | 25 | xc | ks | excellent, except, exception, excited, excitement |
| 30 | 9 | oo_e | U | groove, loose, marooned, scrooge, snooze |
| 30 | 36 | s | X | erasure, sensuality, sugar, sure, uninsured |
| 29 | 56 | ai | ø | Britain, captain, certain, mountain, uncertainty |
| 28 | 11 | a_e | ø | baccalaureate, barbiturate, biased, certificate, surface |
| 28 | 16 | c | X | appreciation, associate, emaciation, oceanic, species |
| 28 | 2 | z | s | hertz, kibitzer, klutz, matzo, seltzer |
| 27 | 19 | a | ê | character, purchaser, receptacle, Senator, tentacle |
| 27 | 2 | eu | U | leukemia, maneuver, neutral, pharmaceutical, rheumatism |
| 27 | 14 | oo | u | blood, bloodstream, flood, floodlight, warm-blooded |
| 27 | 68 | ou | O | poultry, shoulder, soul, thoroughbred, though |
| 27 | 2 | rh | r | rhapsody, rhetorical, rhino, rhubarb, rhythm |
| 27 | 2 | y | ø | apocryphal, cylindrical, etymology, prophylactic, syllabic |
| 26 | 5 | oe | O | backhoe, dominoes, foe, mistletoe, woe |
| 25 | 4 | i_e | ø | agile, futile, mobile, tactile, virile |
| 24 | 1 | ae | I | aegis, algae, antennae, Caesar, formulae |
| 24 | 2 | ge | J | camouflage, collage, espionage, garage, massage |
| 24 | 31 | oi_e | Q | hard-boiled, invoice, noise, rejoice, unspoiled |
| 24 | 106 | our | Vr | tour, tourism, tournament, your, yours |
| 24 | 10 | s | ~ | aisle, bourgeois, chamois, island, rendezvous |
| 24 | 11 | ur_e | yVr | cure, insecurely, manicure, pure, secure |
| 23 | 27 | arr | R | arraign, arrest, arrive, barrette, disarray |
| 23 | 5 | dj | j | adjective, adjourn, adjustment, maladjusted, readjust |
| 23 | 36 | gh | f | laugh, rough, tough, toughly, toughness |
| 23 | 8 | orr | R | corral, correct, corroborative, corrode, corruption |
| 22 | 19 | a | i | damages, disparaging, orange, packaging, voyager |
| 22 | 7 | ee_e | I | cheesecake, fleece, sleeveless, squeeze, wheeze |
| 22 | 66 | ou | Ø | brought, cough, fought, sought, thoughtful |
| 22 | 6 | sci | X | consciousness, luscious, self-consciously, subconscious, unconscious |
| 22 | 37 | ti | C | combustion, congestion, exhaustion, nuptial, questionnaire |
| 21 | 4 | ei | Y | Fahrenheit, height, heist, kaleidoscopic, stein |
| 21 | 269 | ey | E | obey, prey, survey, surveyor, they |
| 21 | 4 | ier | ir | cashier, fierce, financier, pier, piercing |
| 21 | 49 | ue | yU | argue, barbecue, continued, curlicue, rescue |
| 20 | 2 | a_e | A | camouflage, corsage, espionage, fuselage, suavely |
| 20 | 55 | ah | ø | ayatollah, cheetah, hallelujah, Noah, Torah |
| 20 | 30 | ew | yU | askew, curfew, nephew, pew, sinew |
| 20 | 37 | ss | X | fissure, issue, reassurance, reissue, self-assured |
| 20 | 6 | ss | z | brassiere, dissolve, possess, possession, scissors |
| 19 | 1934 | f | v | matter-of-fact, mother-of-pearl, of, out-of-bounds, unheard-of |
| 19 | 29 | oor | Ør | backdoor, door, doormat, floor, floorshow |
| 19 | 5 | ur | yR | accuracy, accurate, figurine, inauguration, mercury |
| 19 | 1 | yr | Yr | gyrate, papyrus, pyre, pyrite, tyrant |
| 18 | 1 | eu | yU | euphemistic, euphoric, euthanasia, feud, therapeutic |
| 18 | 2 | gh | g | ghastly, ghetto, ghoulish, spaghetti, ugh |
| 17 | 3 | err | R | aberration, guerrilla, interrupt, Mediterranean, terrific |
| 17 | 89 | o_e | U | disapprove, improve, movement, unmoved, whose |
| 17 | 83 | our | Wr | flour, hourly, our, scour, sourpuss |
| 16 | 1 | aer | er | aerial, aerobics, aerodynamic, aerosol, aerospace |
| 16 | 3 | aur | Ør | baccalaureate, dinosaur, laurel, Maurice, Taurus |
| 16 | 56 | e_e | e | alleged, clientele, every, perplexed, vegetable |
| 16 | 21 | io | ø | cushion, legion, region, religion, unfashionable |
| 16 | 226 | o_e | wu | one, one-sided, oneness, someone, twenty-one |
| 16 | 9 | urr | R | burrito, curriculum, insurrectionist, resurrection, surrender |
| 15 | - | e | o | encore, ensemble, entree, genre, rendezvous |
| 15 | - | nch | Gk | anchor, anchorman, bronchitis, lip-synch, synchronize |
| 15 | 31 | ui | i | build, building, buildup, built-in, rebuild |
| 14 | 7 | cqu | kw | acquaintance, acquiesce, acquire, acquit, unacquainted |
| 14 | 1 | eur | & | amateur, amateurish, connoisseur, entrepreneur, liqueur |
| 14 | - | yr | ir | lyrical, lyrics, myriad, syrup, tyranny |
| 13 | 3 | c | ~ | chutzpah, corpuscle, czar, indictment, victuals |
| 13 | - | eur | Vr | neural, neuralgia, neurosis, neurotic, pleurisy |
| 13 | - | nqu | Gkw | banquet, jonquil, tranquility, tranquilizer, vanquish |
| 13 | 8 | oa | Ø | abroad, broad, broad-minded, broadcast, broadly |
| 13 | 2 | or_e | R | colored, flavored, labored, uncensored, untutored |
| 13 | - | sch | X | borscht, schlock, schmuck, schnauzer, schwa |
| 12 | 174 | a | e | any, anytime, anyway, many, marshmallow |
| 12 | 393 | a_e | a | chorale, comrade, locale, morale, relaxed |
| 12 | 101 | au_e | Ø | because, causeway, clause, menopause, sauce |
| 12 | 2 | e_e | ø | disheveled, enlightened, frightened, shriveled, wizened |
| 12 | 9 | ia | ø | allegiance, Belgian, Norwegian, nostalgia, parliament |
| 12 | 25 | ie | e | friend, friendless, friendship, pimiento, unfriendly |
| 12 | 3 | oe | U | canoe, shoe, shoemaker, shoeshine, shoestring |
| 12 | 11 | oor | Vr | boorish, hooray, mooring, poorhouse, poorly |
| 12 | 6 | x | kX | bisexual, heterosexuality, homosexual, sexual, sexually |
| 11 | 7 | ah | A | ah, blah, hurrah, mah-jongg, shah |
| 11 | - | ee | E | fiancee, matinee, negligee, sauteed, toupee |
| 11 | 18 | ee | ý | coffee, coffeepot, committee, Frisbee, Yankee |
| 11 | 4 | iou | ø | contagious, prestigious, prodigious, religious, sacrilegious |
| 11 | 7 | n | ~ | autumn, column, condemn, damned, hymn |
| 11 | 122 | n | øn | doesn't, hadn't, hasn't, mustn't, shouldn't |
| 10 | 1 | air_e | er | doctrinaire, legionnaire, millionaire, questionnaire, solitaire |
| 10 | 2 | ce | X | crustacean, curvaceous, licorice, ocean, oceanographer |
| 10 | 20 | ei_e | I | caffeine, deceive, perceive, receive, seize |
| 10 | 10 | ey | I | key, keyboard, keyhole, low-key, off-key |
| 10 | 29 | u | i | business, businesslike, businessman, busy, busybody |
| 9 | 736 | a | u | somewhat, was, wasn't, what, whatsoever |
| 9 | - | ai | Y | aisle, samurai, shanghai, Taiwanese, Thai |
| 9 | 2 | arr | Ør | quarrelsome, quarry, unwarranted, warranty, warrior |
| 9 | - | gn | ny | cognac, lasagna, poignancy, poignant, vignette |
| 9 | - | nx | Gks | jinxed, larynx, lynx, phalanx, sphinx |
| 9 | 5 | o | ~ | andiron, cast-iron, iron, ironware, laboratory |
| 9 | 356 | ou | V | boulevard, could, couldn't, should, would |
| 9 | 8 | re | R | acre, lucre, massacre, mediocre, ogre |
| 9 | - | te | C | pasteurized, righteous, righteousness, self-righteous, self-righteousness |
| 9 | 2 | x | z | anxiety, xenon, xenophobia, Xerox, xylophone |
| 9 | 2 | ye | Y | bye, dye, good-bye, lye, rye |
| 9 | - | yr | R | Cyrillic, labyrinth, martyrdom, syringe, zephyr |
| 8 | 3 | ai | ê | chaplain, plea-bargain, porcelain, portrait, Renaissance |
| 8 | 1 | arr | Ar | barring, barrio, bizarre, charred, starry |
| 8 | - | au | W | Faust, gaucho, sauerkraut, schnauzer, umlaut |
| 8 | - | c | C | cappuccino, cello, concerto, Czech, vermicelli |
| 8 | 9 | eau | yU | beautician, beautiful, beautifully, beautify, beauty |
| 8 | 3 | ir | YR | andiron, cast-iron, flatiron, iron, ironclad |
| 8 | - | oe | I | amoeba, onomatopoeia, phoebe, phoenix, subpoena |
| 8 | 2 | u | yV | computation, debutante, refugee, refutation, unanimous |
| 8 | - | uor | Vr | fluorescence, fluorescent, fluoridate, fluoride, fluorocarbon |
| 8 | 24 | ur_e | yR | disfigure, failure, figure, tenure, transfigure |
| 7 | 19 | au | ø | authoritarian, authoritative, authoritatively, authority, traumatic |
| 7 | - | awe | Ø | awe, awe-inspiring, awe-stricken, awesome, flawed |
| 7 | 1 | eau | O | beau, bureau, chateau, plateau, tableau |
| 7 | - | eo | ø | bludgeon, curmudgeon, luncheon, luncheonette, truncheon |
| 7 | 16 | es | ß | bagpipes, cornflakes, drapes, minutes, stakes |
| 7 | 24 | eur | yVr | eureka, euro, Europe, European, heuristic |
| 7 | 2 | g | J | genre, lingerie, negligee, protege, regime |
| 7 | 7 | ia_e | i | carriage, intermarriage, marriage, miscarriage, remarriage |
| 7 | - | ie | ê | handkerchief, mischief, mischievous, mischievously, neckerchief |
| 7 | 43 | oh | O | aloha, kohlrabi, oh, ohm, prohibition |
| 7 | 1 | oir | wAr | boudoir, memoir, memoirs, reservoir, soiree |
| 7 | 15 | orr | or | borrow, sorrow, sorrowful, sorry, tomorrow |
| 7 | 18 | ou_e | U | coupe, reroute, rouge, route, troupe |
| 7 | 12 | ow | o | acknowledge, acknowledgment, foreknowledge, knowledge, knowledgeable |
| 7 | 2 | u_e | ø | capsule, ferrule, fortune, lettuce, misfortune |
| 7 | 1 | x | gJ | luxuriance, luxuriant, luxuriate, luxurious, luxury |
| 7 | 1 | z | ts | Mozart, Nazi, Nazism, scherzo, schizophrenia |
| 6 | 2 | a | ý | archaism, bologna, Israelite, Judaism, karaoke |
| 6 | 1 | ae | E | Gaelic, Israeli, maelstrom, reggae, sundae |
| 6 | 203 | ai | e | again, against, born-again, said, unsaid |
| 6 | - | au | O | chauffeur, chauvinism, chauvinist, gauche, hauteur |
| 6 | 10 | au | a | aunt, laugh, laughable, laughingstock, laughter |
| 6 | - | ay | Y | ayatollah, bayou, cayenne, kayak, papaya |
| 6 | 9 | e_e | i | college, privilege, privileged, renege, sacrilege |
| 6 | 26 | i | ~ | agribusiness, business, businesslike, businessman, jinrikisha |
| 6 | - | kh | k | astrakhan, khaki, khan, Sikh, Sikhism |
| 6 | 13 | o | ê | recognition, recognizable, recognize, unrecognizable, unrecognized |
| 6 | 12 | o_e | Ø | begone, bygone, gone, undergone, woebegone |
| 6 | - | oi | wA | bourgeois, bourgeoisie, coiffure, patois, sangfroid |
| 6 | 8 | orr | & | worried, worrisome, worry, worrying, worrywart |
| 6 | - | sc | X | conscientious, conscientiously, crescendo, fascism, fascist |
| 6 | 2 | ue | ~ | harangue, meringue, tongue, tongue-in-cheek, tongue-tied |
| 6 | - | zz | ts | intermezzo, mezzo-soprano, mozzarella, pizza, pizzicato |
| 5 | - | cch | k | bacchanalian, Bacchus, saccharin, saccharine, zucchini |
| 5 | 1 | ei | ê | forfeit, forfeiture, sovereign, sovereignty, surfeit |
| 5 | 164 | eir | er | heir, heiress, heirloom, their, theirs |
| 5 | - | eir | ir | weir, weird, weirdly, weirdness, weirdo |
| 5 | - | h | H | huh, uh-huh, uh-uh |
| 5 | - | ih | Y | annihilate, annihilation, nihilism, nihilist, nihilistic |
| 5 | - | orrh | R | gonorrhea, hemorrhage, hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, pyorrhea |
| 5 | 2 | oye | Q | annoyed, overjoyed, self-employed, underemployed, unemployed |
| 5 | 16 | u_e | ê | last-minute, minute, minuteman, minutes, up-to-the-minute |
| 5 | - | xi | kX | complexion, crucifixion, noxious, obnoxious, obnoxiously |
| 4 | 26 | ~ | ø | it'd, it'll, McCoy, would've |
| 4 | - | ae | e | aesthete, aesthetic, aesthetically, aesthetics |
| 4 | - | ae | ý | arborvitae, archaeological, archaeologist, archaeology |
| 4 | 5 | ay | ý | Murray, Thursday, Tuesday, Whitsunday |
| 4 | 4 | d | ~ | handsome, handsomely, sangfroid, Wednesday |
| 4 | - | d | t | apartheid, dachshund, gesundheit, veld |
| 4 | 3 | di | j | cordial, cordially, soldier, soldierly |
| 4 | 4 | eh | I | vehemence, vehement, vehemently, vehicle |
| 4 | 10 | ei | ø | decaffeinated, foreign, foreigner, reveille |
| 4 | - | eo | e | jeopardize, jeopardy, Leonard, leopard |
| 4 | - | er | êr | heroic, heroically, heroics, xerography |
| 4 | - | err | ir | erratic, erratically, erroneous, erroneously |
| 4 | - | i | a | ingenue, meringue, pince-nez, timbre |
| 4 | - | ier | Yr | fieriness, fiery, hieroglyphic, hieroglyphics |
| 4 | - | nqu | Gk | conquer, conqueror, conquistador, conquistadores |
| 4 | - | o_e | o | doggone, omelet, sovereign, sovereignty |
| 4 | 1 | oar | R | clapboard, cupboard, larboard, starboard |
| 4 | 21 | oh | o | demijohn, John, john, Johnny |
| 4 | - | oo_e | V | hoofed, hooked, hooves, unlooked-for |
| 4 | - | our | R | courageous, courageously, glamour, tambourine |
| 4 | 3 | ui | ê | biscuit, circuit, circuitry, short-circuit |
| 4 | 1 | ui_e | U | bruise, cruise, juice, sluice |
| 3 | 1 | a | ~ | Barbara, forecastle, sarsaparilla |
| 3 | - | an | ã | elan, melange, sangfroid |
| 3 | 1 | ch | ~ | yacht, yachting, yachtsman |
| 3 | - | cqu | k | lacquer, racquet, racquetball |
| 3 | - | e_e | E | crepe, fete, suede |
| 3 | - | eau | ø | bureaucrat, bureaucratic, bureaucratically |
| 3 | 168 | ee | i | been, has-been, speedometer |
| 3 | - | ei_e | E | beige, veiled, veined |
| 3 | - | er | E | dossier, hotelier, metier |
| 3 | - | err | & | deterrence, deterrent, referral |
| 3 | 1 | eu | Q | deutschemark, Freud, Freudian |
| 3 | - | eu_e | U | chartreuse, deuce, masseuse |
| 3 | - | ew | O | sew, sewing, sewn |
| 3 | - | eye | ý | hackneyed, honeyed, moneyed |
| 3 | 1 | ia | Y | diamond, diamonds, diaper |
| 3 | - | iar | R | plagiarism, plagiarist, plagiarize |
| 3 | - | ier_e | ir | boutonniere, brassiere, premiere |
| 3 | - | ieu | U | adieu, lieu, lieutenant |
| 3 | - | irr | & | squirrel, stirring, stirrup |
| 3 | - | j | h | jalapeno, junta, Navajo |
| 3 | - | ngu | Gg | languor, languorous, languorously |
| 3 | 2 | nxi | GkX | anxious, anxiously, overanxious |
| 3 | 25 | o | i | women, womenfolk, womenfolks |
| 3 | - | ooh | U | pooh, pooh-pooh |
| 3 | 18 | owar | Ør | toward, towards, untoward |
| 3 | 2 | owe | O | hallowed, owe, widowed |
| 3 | - | oy | wA | voyeur, voyeurism, voyeuristic |
| 3 | - | th | ~ | asthma, asthmatic, isthmus |
| 3 | - | ts | ~ | deutschemark, kitsch, kitschy |
| 3 | - | uh | u | duh, uh, uh-oh |
| 3 | - | uoy | Q | buoyancy, buoyant, buoyantly |
| 3 | 13 | uy | Y | buy, buyer, buyout |
| 3 | - | vv | v | civvies, divvy, savvy |
| 3 | - | yr | êr | pyramidal, tyrannical, tyrannically |
| 3 | - | z | ~ | Czech, pince-nez, rendezvous |
| 2 | - | ~ | y | bouillon, jalapeno |
| 2 | - | U- | =U | U-boat, U-turn |
| 2 | - | X- | =X | X-rated, Xmas |
| 2 | - | aa | A | Afrikaans, salaam |
| 2 | - | aa | a | baa, ma'am |
| 2 | - | aar | Ar | aardvark, bazaar |
| 2 | 1 | aor | Ør | extraordinarily, extraordinary |
| 2 | 294 | ar_e | Ar | are, aren't |
| 2 | - | au_e | O | mauve, taupe |
| 2 | 3 | aur | R | restaurant, restaurateur |
| 2 | 1 | awer | Ør | drawer, drawers |
| 2 | - | e_e | ê | archdiocese, diocese |
| 2 | 1 | ear_e | ir | dog-eared, Shakespeare |
| 2 | - | eer | er | ne'er, ne'er-do-well |
| 2 | - | ei | e | heifer, nonpareil |
| 2 | - | ei | i | counterfeit, counterfeiter |
| 2 | - | en | ã | denouement, rapprochement |
| 2 | 78 | eo | I | people, townspeople |
| 2 | 7 | eor | Ør | George, Georgian |
| 2 | 101 | er_e | & | were, weren't |
| 2 | - | eur | R | chauffeur, derailleur |
| 2 | - | eur | y& | voyeur, voyeurism |
| 2 | - | eur | yR | aneurysm, voyeuristic |
| 2 | - | ewe | yU | ewe, skewed |
| 2 | 13 | eyr | er | eyrie, they're |
| 2 | - | ia_e | ê | collegiate, intercollegiate |
| 2 | 2 | io | O | adagio, ratio |
| 2 | - | j | y | fjord, hallelujah |
| 2 | - | ll | y | mantilla, tortilla |
| 2 | - | ngh | G | dinghy, gingham |
| 2 | 23 | o | wu | once, once-over |
| 2 | - | oa_e | O | loaves, soaked |
| 2 | 42 | oe | u | does, doesn't |
| 2 | - | oi | ø | connoisseur, croissant |
| 2 | - | oi_e | ê | tortoise, tortoiseshell |
| 2 | - | oir_e | wAr | moire, repertoire |
| 2 | - | or | ~ | uncomfortable, uncomfortably |
| 2 | - | ps | ~ | contretemps, corps |
| 2 | 3 | q | k | Iraq, Iraqi |
| 2 | - | th | C | posthumous, posthumously |
| 2 | 2 | ua | yø | valuable, valuables |
| 2 | 2 | ur | er | burial, bury |
| 2 | - | uu | U | muumuu |
| 2 | - | z | J | azure, seizure |
| 2 | - | zi | J | brazier, glazier |
| 1 | - | ~ | e | nth |
| 1 | - | A- | =A | A-bomb |
| 1 | - | C- | =C | C-section |
| 1 | - | G- | =G | G-string |
| 1 | - | H- | =H | H-bomb |
| 1 | - | Q- | =Q | Q-tip |
| 1 | - | T- | =T | T-shirt |
| 1 | - | V- | =V | V-neck |
| 1 | - | e- | =e | |
| 1 | - | x- | =x | x-ray |
| 1 | - | a | O | quahog |
| 1 | - | aa | ø | Kwanzaa |
| 1 | - | ae | Y | maestro |
| 1 | - | ae | i | caesura |
| 1 | 5 | ae | ø | Michael |
| 1 | - | aer | R | anaerobic |
| 1 | - | ah | a | dahlia |
| 1 | - | ahr | ar | Fahrenheit |
| 1 | - | ai | a | plaid |
| 1 | - | ai | i | vinaigrette |
| 1 | - | ao | W | cacao |
| 1 | - | aoh | O | Pharaoh |
| 1 | - | aor | Wr | Maori |
| 1 | - | ar | a | sarsaparilla |
| 1 | - | arrh | Ar | catarrh |
| 1 | - | arrh | R | diarrhea |
| 1 | - | au | o | leprechaun |
| 1 | - | au_e | E | gauge |
| 1 | - | auer | WR | sauerkraut |
| 1 | 1 | awr | Ør | Lawrence |
| 1 | - | ay | I | quay |
| 1 | 24 | ay | e | says |
| 1 | - | aye | E | delayed |
| 1 | 3 | aye | Y | aye |
| 1 | 1 | ayer | er | prayer |
| 1 | - | c | g | eczema |
| 1 | - | ch | K | loch |
| 1 | - | ck | ~ | blackguard |
| 1 | - | de | j | grandeur |
| 1 | - | ea | yø | azalea |
| 1 | - | ea | ø | Eleanor |
| 1 | - | earr | ir | earring |
| 1 | - | eau | o | bureaucracy |
| 1 | 2 | eh | e | eh |
| 1 | - | em | ã | contretemps |
| 1 | - | eo | O | yeoman |
| 1 | - | er | ~ | chitterlings |
| 1 | 1 | er | Ar | sergeant |
| 1 | - | es | ~ | belles-lettres |
| 1 | - | eu | V | milieu |
| 1 | - | eue | yU | queue |
| 1 | - | ewr | Ur | Jewry |
| 1 | - | ey | Y | geyser |
| 1 | - | i | A | lingerie |
| 1 | - | ia | a | cordiality |
| 1 | - | ie | E | lingerie |
| 1 | - | ie_e | i | sieve |
| 1 | - | ier | R | papier-mache |
| 1 | - | ii | y | Hawaiian |
| 1 | - | io_e | ø | old-fashioned |
| 1 | - | iou | U | Sioux |
| 1 | - | irrh | R | cirrhosis |
| 1 | - | iu | ø | Belgium |
| 1 | - | j | ~ | marijuana |
| 1 | - | j | J | mah-jongg |
| 1 | - | l | øL | giggly |
| 1 | - | lf | ~ | halfpenny |
| 1 | - | ll | ~ | bouillabaisse |
| 1 | - | m | ~ | mnemonic |
| 1 | - | mp | n | comptroller |
| 1 | 2 | n | G | anxiety |
| 1 | - | nd | G | handkerchief |
| 1 | - | nkh | Gk | ankh |
| 1 | - | oe | e | roentgen |
| 1 | - | oer | Ør | Boer |
| 1 | - | oi | wø | mademoiselle |
| 1 | - | oi | ý | chamois |
| 1 | - | oi_e | ø | porpoise |
| 1 | - | oir | R | avoirdupois |
| 1 | - | oir | wYr | choir |
| 1 | 1 | olo | & | colonel |
| 1 | - | on | õ | concierge |
| 1 | - | oor | R | whippoorwill |
| 1 | - | or | V | worsted |
| 1 | - | or_e | O | forecastle |
| 1 | - | ou_e | O | cantaloupe |
| 1 | - | oue | U | denouement |
| 1 | - | oui | V | bouillon |
| 1 | 21 | our_e | Vr | you're |
| 1 | - | ourr | Vr | potpourri |
| 1 | - | owe | W | avowed |
| 1 | - | owr | Wr | dowry |
| 1 | - | oy | Y | coyote |
| 1 | - | oy | ý | buoy |
| 1 | 3 | ph | v | Stephen |
| 1 | 5 | r | ~ | February |
| 1 | - | r | R | brr |
| 1 | - | se | X | nauseous |
| 1 | - | sh | J | cashmere |
| 1 | - | sw | ~ | coxswain |
| 1 | - | th | tT | eighth |
| 1 | 2 | ti | J | equation |
| 1 | - | u | ~ | sharp-tongued |
| 1 | - | u_e | u | deluxe |
| 1 | 4 | u_e | yø | volume |
| 1 | - | ua | ø | victuals |
| 1 | - | ue | ø | Huguenot |
| 1 | - | uer | yVR | puerile |
| 1 | - | urr | Vr | hurrah |
| 1 | - | wh | w | narwhal |
| 1 | - | x | ~ | Sioux |
| 1 | - | y | I | guaranty |
| 1 | - | yr | & | myrtle |
| 1 | - | yrrh | & | myrrh |
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