What is the most frequently used letter in English words?
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According to the analysis of the letters occurring in the words listed in Concise Oxford Dictionary, the letter 'E' is the most frequently used letter. It is followed by letter 'A' and letter 'R'. The letter 'Q' is the least used letter in English words.
source: http://oxforddictionaries.com/
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by Ben Cracknell 13 years ago
An interesting analysis of actual text using twelve of Conan Doyles short stories concerning the detective Sherlock Holmes gives the following hierachy: E 12.2987 t 9.0289 a 8.1381 o 7.7622 I 6.9811 h 6.728 n 6.6434 s 6.2988 r 5.6766 d 4.2996 l 3.9712 u 3.038 m 2.7301 w 2.6095 c 2.4318 y 2.1844 f 2.0788 g 1.8268 p 1.5831 b 1.4736 v 1.0312 k 0.8206 x 0.1274 j 0.1047 q 0.0987 z 0.0345 However, these stories were written over a century ago and trends in word usage will affect the counts.
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