The CommonWords Database | Correspondences: Spellings to Sounds

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Spelling to Sound	Examples	AES	Sort	Instances	Percentage for This Spelling
<a>=[a1]	act	12.2.1	1	1192	36.00%
<a>=[a2]	late	18.2.1	2	709	21.41%
<a>=[e1]	any		3	8	0.24%
<a>=[e2]	Israel		4	2	0.06%
<a>=[i1] (unstressed)	chocolate		5	89	2.69%
<a>=[o1]	watch	15.3.2.2	6	32	0.97%
<a>=[o3]	father	15.2.1.1	7	48	1.45%
<a>=[o4]	false	15.2.1.2	8	73	2.20%
<a>=[u1]	was and what	18.3.2	9	9	0.27%
<a>=[u4] (Schwa)	above		10	1147	34.64%
<a>=[u5] (Full schwa to silent)	diamond		11	2	0.06%
<ae>=[e2]	Caesar	19.3.3	12	5	71.43%
<ae>=[i2]	maestro		13	1	14.29%
<ae>=[u4]	anaerobic		14	1	14.29%
<ah>=[o3]	hurrah	15.2.2.2	15	2	18.18%
<ah>=[o4]	Utah	15.2.2.2	16	1	9.09%
<ah>=[u4]	Sarah		17	8	72.73%
<ahr>=[a1r]	Fahrenheit	25.2	18	1	100.00%
<ai>=[a2]	paid	18.2.2	19	135	90.60%
<ai>=[e1]	said	13.4.1	20	3	2.01%
<ai>=[i1] (unstressed)	bargain		21	3	2.01%
<ai>=[i2]	aisle	20.3.4	22	3	2.01%
<ai>=[u4]	villain		23	5	3.36%
<air>=[a3r]	pair	25.2.2	24	19	100.00%
<aoh>=[o2]	pharaoh		25	1	100.00%
<ar>=[a1r]	tariff	25.2.1.2	26	52	10.74%
<ar>=[a3r]	scarce and rare	25.2.1.2	27	56	11.57%
<ar>=[e1r]	dictionary	25.2.1.1	28	43	8.88%
<ar>=[o3r]	hard	25.3.1.5	29	236	48.76%
<ar>=[o5r]	reward	25.3.1.3	30	31	6.40%
<ar>=[u4r]	coward		31	66	13.64%
<arr>=[a1r]	carriage	25.2.1.2	32	22	78.57%
<arr>=[o3r]	starred	25.3.1.5	33	1	3.57%
<arr>=[o5r]	warrant	25.3.1.3	34	5	17.86%
<au>=[a1]	laugh	12.3	35	4	5.06%
<au>=[a2]	gauge	18.3.6	36	1	1.27%
<au>=[o2]	chauvinism	21.3.2	37	1	1.27%
<au>=[o4]	caught	11.3	38	69	87.34%
<au>=[ou]	glaucoma		39	2	2.53%
<au>=[u4]	authority		40	2	2.53%
<aur>=[o5r]	dinosaur	25.3.2	41	7	100.00%
<aw>=[o4]	awful	15.2.2.1	42	31	100.00%
<ay>=[a2]	pay	18.2.2	43	70	86.42%
<ay>=[e1]	says	13.4.1	44	1	1.23%
<ay>=[e2]	Sunday	19.3.6	45	7	8.64%
<ay>=[i2]	aye	20.3.5	46	3	3.70%
<ayer>=[a3r]	prayer	25.2.2	47	1	100.00%
<b>=[b]	baby	26.2.3.2	48	929	100.00%
<bb>=[b]	cabbage	26.2.3.7	49	19	100.00%
<bp>=[p]	subpoena	26.3.2	50	1	100.00%
<bt>=[t]	doubt	26.5.2	51	7	100.00%
<c>=[ch]	cello	30.3.1	52	2	0.10%
<c>=[k]	lecture	27.3.3.4	53	1412	72.00%
<c>=[s]	ceiling	29.2.4	54	505	25.75%
<c>=[sh]	social	30.2.3.5	55	42	2.14%
<cc>=[k]	accuse	27.3.2.1	56	31	100.00%
<ch>=[ch]	church	30.3.2	57	159	61.63%
<ch>=[h]	chutzpah		58	2	0.78%
<ch>=[k]	school	27.3.2.3	59	87	33.72%
<ch>=[sh]	Chicago	30.2.1	60	10	3.88%
<cht>=[t]	yacht	26.5.2	61	1	100.00%
<ck>=[k]	attack	27.3.3.10	62	118	100.00%
<cq>=[k]	acquaint	27.3.2.5	63	4	100.00%
<cz>=[z]	czar	29.1.2	64	1	100.00%
<d>=[d]	did	26.4.3.1	65	1651	97.52%
<d>=[j]	educate	30.4.4	66	14	0.83%
<d>={ND}	handkerchief		67	3	0.18%
<d>=[t]	finished	26.5.2	67	25	1.48%
<dd>=[d]	ladder	26.4.3.6	68	29	100.00%
<dg>=[j]	grudge	30.4.3.1	69	20	100.00%
<dj>=[j]	adjective	30.4.2	70	6	100.00%
<é>=[a2]	cliché		71	1	100.00%
<e>=[a2]	nucleic	18.3.5	72	14	0.29%
<e>=[e1]	met	13.3.1	73	1274	26.11%
<e>=[e2]	complete	19.2.1	74	287	5.88%
<e>=[i1] (unstressed)	closet		75	731	14.98%
<e>=[o1]	entrepreneur	15.2.2.3	76	2	0.04%
<e>=[o3]	genre	15.2.2.3	77	4	0.08%
<e>=[u4]	alien		78	561	11.50%
<e>=[u5] (Full schwa to silent)	Frederic		79	1	0.02%
<e>={D}	hide		79	1457	29.86%
<e>={ND}	hooked		79	549	11.25%
<ea>=[a2]	great	18.3.3	80	9	3.57%
<ea>=[e1]	head	13.3.2	81	73	28.97%
<ea>=[e2]	cream	19.2.4	82	165	65.48%
<ea>=[u4]	ocean		83	5	1.98%
<ear>=[a3r]	wear	25.2.2	84	9	14.06%
<ear>=[e3r]	dear	25.4.2.1	85	32	50.00%
<ear>=[o3r]	heart	25.3.2	86	6	9.38%
<ear>=[u1r]	earl	25.7.3	87	17	26.56%
<eau>=[o1]	bureaucracy		88	1	16.67%
<eau>=[o2]	bureau	21.3.2	89	2	33.33%
<eau>=[u4]	bureaucrat		90	1	16.67%
<eau>=[yu2]	beauty	23.2.4	91	2	33.33%
<ee>=[a2]	Beethoven	18.3.5	92	1	0.63%
<ee>=[e2]	creep	19.2.4	93	158	98.75%
<ee>=[i1]	been	14.4.4	94	1	0.63%
<eer>=[e3r]	deer	25.4.2.1	95	16	100.00%
<ei>-[a2]	veil	18.3.1	96	17	39.53%
<ei>=[e2]	neither	19.3.1	97	14	32.56%
<ei>=[i1]	foreign	14.4.5	98	5	11.63%
<ei>=[i2]	height	20.3.2	99	6	13.95%
<ei>=[u4]	foreigner		100	1	2.33%
<eir>=[a3r]	heir	25.2.2	101	2	66.67%
<eir>=[e3r]	weird	25.4.2.4	102	1	33.33%
<eo>=[e1]	leopard	13.4.4	103	2	25.00%
<eo>=[e2]	people	19.3.4	104	1	12.50%
<eo>=[o2]	yeoman	21.3.3	105	1	12.50%
<eo>=[u4]	pigeon		106	4	50.00%
<eor>=[o5r]	George		107	2	100.00%
<eou>=[u4]	gorgeous		108	3	100.00%
<er>=[a3r]	wherever	25.2.1.3	109	23	2.53%
<er>=[e1r]	sheriff	25.2.1.3	110	41	4.52%
<er>=[e3r]	era	25.4.1.1	111	46	5.07%
<er>=[o3r]	sergeant	25.3.2	112	1	0.11%
<er>=[u1r]	term	25.7.2.2	113	149	16.41%
<er>=[u4r]	customer		114	648	71.37%
<e'r>=[e3r]	we're		115	1	100.00%
<err>=[e1r]	strawberry	25.2.1.3	116	18	78.26%
<err>=[u1r]	err	25.7.2.2	117	5	21.74%
<eu>=[u2]	neutral	22.4.5	118	7	46.67%
<eu>=[u3]	neurosis		119	2	13.33%
<eu>=[u4]	pasteurized		120	1	6.67%
<eu>=[yu2]	eulogy	23.2.3	121	5	33.33%
<eur>=[u1r]	entrepreneur	25.7.3	122	1	16.67%
<eur>=[u3r]	amateur	25.7.3	123	2	33.33%
<eur>=[u4r]	pasteurization		124	1	16.67%
<eur>=[yu3r]	Europe		125	2	33.33%
<ew>=[o2]	sew	21.3.3	126	2	5.13%
<ew>=[u2]	new	22.4.4	127	33	84.62%
<ew>=[yu2]	few	23.2.2	128	4	10.26%
<ey>=[a2]	prey	18.3.1	129	10	30.30%
<ey>=[e2]	key	19.3.2	130	20	60.61%
<ey>=[i2]	geyser	20.3.6	131	3	9.09%
<ey'r>=[a3r]	they're	25.2.2	132	1	100.00%
<f>=[f]	farm	28.2.3.3	133	722	99.86%
<f>=[v]	of	28.1.2.3	134	1	0.14%
<ff>=[f]	offense	28.2.3.2	135	70	100.00%
<ft>=[f]	soften	28.2.2.5	136	3	100.00%
<g>=[g]	girl	27.2.4.1	137	536	64.04%
<g>=[j]	general	30.4.3.2	138	293	35.01%
<g>=[zh]	garage	30.5.2.1	139	8	0.96%
<gg>=[g]	struggle	27.2.4.6	140	15	93.75%
<gg>=[j]	exaggerate	30.4.2	141	1	6.25%
<gh>=[f]	laugh	28.2.2.3	142	8	21.62%
<gh>=[g]	ghost	27.2.3	143	5	13.51%
<gh>={ND}	neighbor		143	24	64.86%
<ght>=[t]	flight	26.5.2	144	76	100.00%
<gm>=[m]	paradigm	31.2.1.4	145	2	100.00%
<gn>=[n1]	sign	31.3.1.2	146	15	100.00%
<h>=[h]	hold	28.4.1	147	409	96.01%
<h>=[th1]	eighth	26.5.2	148	1	0.23%
<h>={ND}	exhaust		148	16	3.76%
<i>=[e2]	machine	19.2.3	149	264	7.86%
<i>=[i1]	hit	14.3.1	150	2250	66.96%
<i>=[i2]	dime	20.2.1	151	574	17.08%
<i>=[u4]	horrible		152	216	6.43%
<i>=[y]	genius	33.3.2	153	40	1.19%
<i>={ND}	business		153	16	0.48%
<ia>=[i1] (unstressed)	carriage		153	3	6.25%
<ia>=[u4]	parliament		154	44	91.67%
<ia>=[yu4]	pneumonia		155	1	2.08%
<ie>=[e1]	friend	13.4.2	156	3	3.33%
<ie>=[e2]	movie	19.3.1	157	54	60.00%
<ie>=[i1]	mischief		158	2	2.22%
<ie>=[i2]	lie	20.3.1	159	20	22.22%
<ie>=[u4]	patience		160	11	12.22%
<ier>=[e3r]	pier	25.4.2.3	161	7	70.00%
<ier>=[i2r]	fiery	25.5.2	162	1	10.00%
<ier>=[u4r]	soldier		163	2	20.00%
<ieu>=[u2]	lieutenant	22.4.5	164	1	50.00%
<ieu>=[yu2]	adieu	23.2.4	165	1	50.00%
<ieur>=[yu1r]	monsieur	25.6.1.2	166	1	100.00%
<iew>=[yu2]	view	23.2.2	167	2	100.00%
<io>=[o2]	ratio		168	1	0.24%
<io>=[u4]	region		169	422	99.76%
<iou>=[u4]	religious		170	18	100.00%
<ir>=[i2r]	desirable	25.5.1.1	171	35	39.77%
<ir>=[u1r]	circle	25.7.2.3	172	42	47.73%
<ir>=[u4r]	admiral		173	11	12.50%
<irr>=[i1r]	irritate	25.4.1.2	174	4	80.00%
<irr>=[u1r]	squirrel	25.7.2.3	175	1	20.00%
<iu>=[u4]	Belgium		176	1	100.00%
<j>=[h]	junta		177	1	0.93%
<j>=[j]	jungle	30.4.3.9	178	106	98.15%
<j>=[y]	fjord	33.3.2	178	1	0.93%
<k>=[k]	ankle	27.3.3.3	179	309	100.00%
<kn>=[n1]	know	31.3.1.1	180	18	100.00%
<l>=[l1]	lady	32.2.2.2	181	2153	90.27%
<l>=[l2] (Syllabic <l>)	battle	8.1.7.1	182	76	3.19%
<l>=[u4l]	cable	8.1.7.1	183	156	6.54%
<ld>=[d]	should	26.4.2	184	8	100.00%
<lf>=[f]	calf	28.2.2.4	185	5	100.00%
<lk>=[k]	chalk	27.3.2.7	186	10	100.00%
<ll>=[l1]	yellow	32.2.2.2	187	279	98.94%
<ll>=[l2]	satellite		188	3	1.06%
<lm>=[m]	calm	31.2.1.2	189	6	100.00%
<ln>=[n1]	Lincoln		190	1	100.00%
<m>=[m]	meteor	31.2.2.1	191	1493	92.39%
<m>=[u4m]	chasm		192	123	7.61%
<mb>=[m]	bomb	31.2.1.1	194	10	100.00%
<mm>=[m]	comma	31.2.2.5	195	58	100.00%
<mn>=[m]	column	31.2.1.3	196	8	100.00%
<n>=[n1]	none	31.3.2.1	197	2986	94.67%
<n>=[n2] (Syllabic <n>)	forgotten		198	62	1.97%
<n>=[ng]	sink	31.4.2	199	105	3.33%
<n>={ND}	monsieur		199	1	0.03%
<ng>=[ng]	sing	31.4.3	200	270	100.00%
<nn>=[n1]	connect	31.3.2.5	201	56	100.00%
<o>=[i1]	women	14.4.2	202	1	0.05%
<o>=[o1]	block	15.3.1.2	203	732	33.38%
<o>=[o2]	go and toe	21.2.1	204	621	28.32%
<o>=[o4]	strong	15.3.2.1	205	3	0.14%
<o>=[u1]	among	17.1.2	206	100	4.56%
<o>=[u2]	prove	22.4.1	207	27	1.23%
<o>=[u3]	wolf	16.4.2	208	5	0.23%
<o>=[u4]	million		209	688	31.37%
<o>=[u5] (Full schwa to silent)	Dorothy		210	1	0.05%
<o>=[w]	choir	33.2.1	211	1	0.05%
<o>={ND}	laboratory		212	9	0.41%
<o>=[wu1]	one	33.2.1	212	5	0.23%
<oa>=[o2]	boat	21.2.2	213	39	90.70%
<oa>=[o4]	broad	15.3.2.4	214	4	9.30%
<oar>=[o5r]	roar	25.3.2	215	10	90.91%
<oar>=[u4r]	cupboard		216	1	9.09%
<oe>=[e2]	phoebe	19.3.3	217	4	50.00%
<oe>=[i1]	does	17.1.2	218	2	25.00%
<oe>=[u2]	shoe	22.4.1	219	2	25.00%
<o'er>=[o5r]	o'er		220	1	100.00%
<oh>[o1]	John	15.3.1.1	221	2	50.00%
<oh>=[o2]	oh	21.3.3	222	2	50.00%
<oi>=[oi]	boil	24.2.1.2	223	52	96.30%
<oi>=[w]	bourgeoisie		224	1	1.85%
<ol>=[u1r]	colonel	25.7.3	225	1	1.85%
<oo>=[o2]	Roosevelt	21.3.3	226	1	0.72%
<oo>=[u1]	flood	17.2.1	227	5	3.60%
<oo>=[u2]	room	22.3.1	228	87	62.59%
<oo>=[u3]	wood	16.3.1	229	46	33.09%
<oor>=[o5r]	floor	25.3.2	230	6	75.00%
<oor>=[u3r]	poor	25.6.2	231	2	25.00%
<or>=[o5r]	scorn	25.3.1.2	232	295	63.71%
<or>=[u1r]	word	25.7.2.1	233	20	4.32%
<or>=[u4r]	creditor		234	148	31.97%
<orr>=[u1r]	worry	25.7.2.1	235	1	100.00%
<ou>=[o2]	poultry	21.3.1	236	8	3.17%
<ou>=[o4]	thought	15.3.2.3	237	11	4.37%
<ou>=[ou]	bounce	24.3.1.5	238	134	53.17%
<ou>=[u1]	rough	17.2.2	239	18	7.14%
<ou>=[u2]	routine	22.4.3	240	20	7.94%
<ou>=[u3]	could	16.4.1	241	9	3.57%
<ou>=[u4]	courteous		242	51	20.24%
<ou>=[yu2]	Houston	23.2.4	243	1	0.40%
<our>=[o5r]	source	25.3.2	244	19	50.00%
<our>=[u1r]	courage	25.7.3	245	15	39.47%
<our>=[u3r]	tour	25.6.2	246	4	10.53%
<ou'r>=[o5r]	you're		247	1	100.00%
<ow>=[o1]	knowledge	15.3.2.1	248	2	1.45%
<ow>=[o2]	rainbow	21.2.3	249	75	54.35%
<ow>=[ou]	brown	24.3.1.1	250	61	44.20%
<oy>=[oi]	boy	24.2.1.1	251	29	100.00%
<p>=[p]	pop	26.3.3.1	252	1435	100.00%
<pb>=[b]	cupboard	26.2.2	253	1	100.00%
<ph>=[f]	phone	28.2.2.1	254	118	99.16%
<ph>=[p]	shepherd	26.3.2	255	1	0.84%
<pp>=[p]	happy	26.3.3.6	256	81	100.00%
<ps>=[s]	psychology	29.2.2.2	257	13	100.00%
<pt>=[t]	receipt	26.5.2	258	1	100.00%
<q>=[k]	banquet	27.3.2.4	259	91	100.00%
<qu>=[k]	conquer	27.3.2.4	260	10	100.00%
<r>=[r]	reptile	32.3.2.2	261	1804	99.89%
<r>=[u4r]	acre		262	2	0.11%
<rh>=[r]	rhythm	32.3.1.2	263	7	100.00%
<ro>=[u4r]	iron		264	1	100.00%
<rr>=[r]	sorry	32.3.2.2	265	28	100.00%
<rrh>=[r]	cirrhosis	32.3.1.2	266	3	100.00%
<s>=[s]	sit	29.2.3.2	267	1992	74.33%
<s>=[sh]	sugar	30.2.3.2	268	16	0.60%
<s>=[z]	observe	29.1.3.2	269	621	23.17%
<s>=[zh]	casual	30.5.3	270	51	1.90%
<sc>=[s]	scene	29.2.2.1	271	30	78.95%
<sc>=[sh]	conscience	30.2.3.4	272	8	21.05%
<sh>=[sh]	shoe	30.2.2	273	215	100.00%
<sl>=[l1]	island	32.2.1.1	274	5	100.00%
<ss>=[s]	miss	29.2.3.1	275	210	82.35%
<ss>=[sh]	issue	30.2.3.3	276	39	15.29%
<ss>=[z]	possess	29.1.3.2	277	6	2.35%
<st>=[s]	fasten	29.2.2.3	278	18	100.00%
<sth>=[s]	isthmus		279	1	100.00%
<sw>=[s]	sword	29.2.2.3	280	2	100.00%
<t>=[ch]	feature	30.3.3	281	94	2.84%
<t>=[sh]	nation	30.2.3.1	282	359	10.86%
<t>=[t]	time	26.5.3.1	283	2851	86.26%
<t>=[zh]	equation	30.5.3	284	1	0.03%
<tch>=[ch]	hatch	30.3.2.1	285	32	100.00%
<tg>=[g]	mortgage	27.2.3	286	1	100.00%
<th>=[t]	Thomas	26.5.2	287	2	0.58%
<th>=[th1]	thin	28.3.3.1	288	260	75.14%
<th>=[th2]	this	28.3.3.2	289	84	24.28%
<ts>=[z]	tsar	29.1.2	290	1	100.00%
<tsch>=[ch]	kitsch	30.3.1	291	1	100.00%
<tt>=[t]	kitten	26.5.3.6	292	103	100.00%
<tw>=[t]	two	26.5.2	293	1	100.00%
<u>=[i1]	busy	14.4.3	294	4	0.32%
<u>=[u1]	cut	17.1.1	295	480	38.22%
<u>=[u2]	ruin and statue	22.3.2	296	193	15.37%
<u>=[u3]	cushion	16.3.2	297	37	2.95%
<u>=[u4]	awful		298	215	17.12%
<u>=[w]	distinguish	33.2.2.1	299	100	7.96%
<u>=[yu2]	use	23.2.1	300	132	10.51%
<u>=[yu3]	refugee		301	5	0.40%
<u>={ND}	guard		302	2	0.16%
<u>={D}	vague		302	23	1.83%
<u>=[yu4]	monument		302	65	5.18%
<uar>=[a1r]	guarantee	25.2.1.2	303	1	100.00%
<ue>=[u2]	Tuesday		304	1	100.00%
<ui>=[i1]	build	14.4.6	305	4	28.57%
<ui>=[u2]	suit	22.4.6	306	10	71.43%
<uo>=[u3]	fluorescent		307	1	100.00%
<uor>=[u3r]	fluorocarbon		308	1	100.00%
<uoy>=[oi]	buoyancy	24.2.2	309	1	100.00%
<ur>=[e1r]	bury	25.2.1.1	309	2	1.04%
<ur>=[u1r]	fur	25.7.2.3	310	79	40.93%
<ur>=[u3r]	during	25.6.1.1	311	23	11.92%
<ur>=[u4r]	injury		312	65	33.68%
<ur>=[yu3r]	curiosity	25.6.1.2	313	24	12.44%
<urr>=[u1r]	burrow	25.7.2.4	314	12	100.00%
<uu>=[yu2]	vacuum		315	1	100.00%
<uy>=[i2]	buy	20.3.7	316	4	100.00%
<v>=[v]	value	28.1.3	317	671	100.00%
<w>=[w]	wash	33.2.2.2	318	344	100.00%
<wh>=[h]	who	28.4.2	319	9	16.98%
<wh>=[hw]	why	28.4.3	320	44	83.02%
<wr>=[r]	write	32.3.1.1	321	22	100.00%
<x>=[gz]	exact	27.2.3	322	17	8.72%
<x>=[gzh]	luxury	30.2.3.2	323	1	0.51%
<x>=[k]	exceed	27.3.2.6	324	13	6.67%
<x>=[ks]	tax	27.3.3.14	325	153	78.46%
<x>=[ksh]	anxious	30.2.3	326	8	4.10%
<x>=[z]	anxiety	31.4.2.5	327	3	1.54%
<y>=[e2] (Weakly stressed)	many	19.2.2	328	776	75.86%
<y>=[i1]	crystal	14.3.2	329	80	7.82%
<y>=[i2]	type	20.2.2	330	116	11.34%
<y>=[u4]	ethyl		331	7	0.68%
<y>=[y]	yet	33.3.1	332	44	4.30%
<yr>=[i1r]	tyranny	25.4.1.2	333	1	25.00%
<yr>=[u4r]	martyr		334	3	75.00%
<yrrh>=[u1r]	myrrh	25.7.3	335	1	100.00%
<z>=[s]	quartz	29.2.2.3	336	7	7.61%
<z>=[ts]	schizophrenia		337	2	2.17%
<z>=[z]	zone	29.1.3.1	338	83	90.22%
<zz>=[z]	buzz	29.1.3.1	339	7	100.00%
' (Apostrophe)	hadn't		350	48
- (Hyphen)	old-fashioned		351	24
[space] (Space) (Tagged with3 spaces)	United States		352	17
. (Period)	Dr.		353	5

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