Spellings sorted by sound


See here and here for details of the phonemic notation used in column 1.


FLOSS
(phonemic)
Trad
spelling
Unweighted
frequency
Weighted
frequency
Example
=AA-1-A-bomb
=CC-1-C-section
=GG-1-G-string
=HH-1-H-bomb
=QQ-1-Q-tip
=TT-1-T-shirt
=UU-2-U-turn
=VV-1-V-neck
=XX-2-Xmas
=ee-1-e-mail
=xx-1-x-ray
~e48796094more
~gh360518thought
~w148332written
~l109432almond
~t7952listen
~k71147knowledge
~g6759resigned
~h6238honorable
~b6130limb
~p4510cupboard
~s2410rendezvous
~c133muscle
~n117hymn
~o95iron
~i626business
~ue62tongue
~d44handsome
~a31Barbara
~ch31yacht
~th3-asthma
~ts3-kitsch
~z3-rendezvous
~or2-uncomfortable
~ps2-corps
~ck1-blackguard
~er1-chitterlings
~es1-belles-lettres
~j1-marijuana
~lf1-halfpenny
~ll1-bouillabaisse
~m1-mnemonic
~r15February
~sw1-coxswain
~u1-sharp-tongued
~x1-Sioux
$s383389manners
$es8994miles
&er577585terms
&ur309204return
&ir177196first
&or144212world
&ear5498earn
&our3621encourage
&urr3621blurry
&eur141liqueur
&orr68worry
&err3-referral
&irr3-squirrel
&er_e2101were
&olo11colonel
&yr1-myrtle
&yrrh1-myrrh
Aa21848calm
Aa_e202corsage
Aah117shah
Aaa2-salaam
Ai1-lingerie
Arar853612party
Arear5813sweetheart
Ararr81starry
Araar2-bazaar
Arar_e2294are
Ararrh1-catarrh
Arer11sergeant
Cch604892change
Ct274226mixture
Ctch14359pitch
Cti2237questionnaire
Cte9-righteousness
Cc8-cappuccino
Cth2-posthumous
Dth2646964their
Ea19641017major
Ea_e1153997decorate
Eai410370claim
Eay279542play
Ee819beret
Eei5735eighty
Eea4155daybreak
Eai_e3922raise
Eey21269survey
Eee11-divorcee
Eae61Gaelic
Ee_e3-suede
Eei_e3-beige
Eer3-dossier
Eau_e1-gauge
Eaye1-delayed
Eie1-lingerie
Gng12961183nothing
Gngh2-dinghy
Gn12anxiety
Gnd1-handkerchief
Ggng16791language
Ggngu3-languorous
Gknk215147bank
Gknc9129distinctive
Gknch15-anchor
Gknqu4-conquer
Gknkh1-ankh
GkXnxi32anxious
Gksnx9-phalanx
Gkwnqu13-banquet
Hh5-uh-uh
Ie9553324we
Iee550704heels
Iea500528reason
Ii15031machinery
Ie_e88174Siamese
Iie8162belief
Ii_e7546nicotine
Iea_e5488peace
Iie_e3748believe
Iei3136deceiver
Iae241algae
Iee_e227squeeze
Iei_e1020conceive
Iey1010keyhole
Ioe8-subpoena
Ieh44vehicle
Ieo278people
Iay1-quay
Iy1-guaranty
Jsi9280occasional
Js4550visual
Jge242camouflage
Jg72lingerie
Jz2-seizure
Jzi2-glazier
Jj1-mah-jongg
Jsh1-cashmere
Jti12equation
Kch1-loch
Ll104996544disability
Lll15001353really
Oo18831543profile
Oo_e470378vote
Oow244375window
Ooa17784road
Oou2768shoulder
Ooe265oboe
Oeau71plateau
Ooh743prohibition
Oau6-chauffeur
Oew3-sewing
Oowe32widowed
Oau_e2-mauve
Oio22ratio
Ooa_e2-soaked
Oa1-quahog
Oaoh1-Pharaoh
Oeo1-yeoman
Oor_e1-forecastle
Oou_e1-cantaloupe
Qoi184102disappoint
Qoy9475employee
Qoi_e2431oiled
Qoye52annoyed
Qeu31deutschemark
Quoy3-buoyant
Rer33792408however
Ror677964major
Rar454279particular
Rur13787survey
Rur_e105145gesture
Rir6143director
Rer_e4416unanswered
Rarr2327disarray
Rorr238corral
Rerr173Mediterranean
Rurr169burrito
Ror_e132labored
Rre98ogre
Ryr9-martyrdom
Rorrh5-hemorrhage
Roar41cupboard
Rour4-glamour
Riar3-plagiarism
Raur23restaurant
Reur2-chauffeur
Raer1-anaerobic
Rarrh1-diarrhea
Rier1-papier-mache
Rirrh1-cirrhosis
Roir1-avoirdupois
Roor1-whippoorwill
Rr1-brr
Tth776794thought
Uu724315gradual
Uoo358199afternoon
Uu_e166149include
Uew106170knew
Uo77429whom
Uou77515you
Uue5070clue
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Ueu272sleuth
Uo_e1789move
Uoe123shoe
Uou_e718rouge
Uui_e41bruise
Ueu_e3-chartreuse
Uieu3-lieutenant
Uooh3-pooh
Uuu2-muumuu
Uiou1-Sioux
Uoue1-denouement
Urewr1-Jewry
Voo220239stood
Vu149116push
Vo4718womanizer
Vou9356couldn't
Voo_e4-hooked
Veu1-milieu
Vor1-worsted
Voui1-bouillon
Vrur5745plural
Vrur_e3838unsure
Vrour24106tourism
Vreur13-neurotic
Vroor1211mooring
Vruor8-fluoride
Vrour_e121you're
Vrourr1-potpourri
Vrurr1-hurrah
Wou501647outgrow
Wow244368allow
Wou_e8351house
Wau8-schnauzer
Wao1-cacao
Wowe1-avowed
WRauer1-sauerkraut
Wrour1783hours
Wraor1-Maori
Wrowr1-dowry
Xti1413900action
Xsh1004805should
Xci184128social
Xssi8271confession
Xch6917machinery
Xsi3318controversial
Xt3111ratio
Xs3036insure
Xc2816officiate
Xsci226self-consciously
Xss2037self-assured
Xsch13-schlock
Xce102ocean
Xsc6-conscientiously
Xse1-nauseous
Yi12911445defiantly
Yi_e9841002while
Yy441659my
Yie5442unjustified
Yeye3227cockeyed
Yei214heist
Yai9-samurai
Yye92good-bye
Yay6-ayatollah
Yih5-annihilation
Yia31diaper
Yuy313buy
Yae1-maestro
Yaye13aye
Yey1-geyser
Yoy1-coyote
YRir83iron
Yrir_e8878desire
Yrir5229virus
Yryr191tyrant
Yrier4-fiery
aa51084899that
aa_e12393chorale
aau610aunt
ai4-meringue
aaa2-ma'am
aah1-dahlia
aai1-plaid
aar1-sarsaparilla
aia1-cordiality
arar17863parallel
ararr7556carry
arahr1-Fahrenheit
bb44984093be
bbb12113stubbornly
dd66307589daring
ddd16377paddle
ee46154040end
eea298239measure
ee_e1656vegetable
ea12174many
eie1225boyfriend
eai6203again
eae4-aesthetic
eeo4-jeopardy
eei2-heifer
e~1-nth
eay124says
eeh12eh
eoe1-roentgen
erar265188egalitarian
erer173121America
erair11480upstairs
erar_e99119declare
ererr6620terror
erear3115wear
erer_e31311where
eraer161aerial
erair_e101millionaire
ereir5164heirloom
ereer2-ne'er
ereyr213eyrie
erur22burial
erayer11prayer
ff32023332for
fph420107emphasize
fff342318difference
fgh2336toughness
gg20421428graciously
ggg16023egg
ggu8749guide
ggh182ghost
gc1-eczema
gJx71luxury
gzx8580exist
hh17173066has
hj3-Navajo
ii89239523which
ie20071934because
ii_e473224effective
iy26189symbol
ia_e130116management
ia2219orange
iui1531built-in
iu1029busy
iia_e77remarriage
ie_e69privilege
iee3168has-been
io325women
iei2-counterfeit
iae1-caesura
iai1-vinaigrette
iie_e1-sieve
irer140101material
irear101221beard
ireer6524career
irirr516irrationality
irir4916delirious
irer_e3662atmosphere
irier214cashier
iryr14-myriad
ireir5-weird
irerr4-erroneously
irier_e3-brassiere
irear_e21Shakespeare
irearr1-earring
jg818347German
jj423383job
jge330359cage
jdg9751cartridge
jd6659education
jdj235readjust
jdi43cordially
jde1-grandeur
kc62164206could
kk12041123shaken
kck728303check
kch277159scheme
kcc11081account
kqu6714unique
kkh6-khaki
kcch5-zucchini
kcqu3-racquetball
kq23Iraqi
kXx126sexual
kXxi5-crucifixion
ksx547364experience
ksxc3125exciting
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kwcqu147acquiesce
mm62455625stumble
mmm263155committee
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nnn243119running
nmp1-comptroller
nygn9-lasagna
oo27512395possible
oa141123qualification
oe15-ensemble
oow712knowledge
oo_e4-omelet
ooh421John
oau1-leprechaun
oeau1-bureaucracy
ororr715tomorrow
pp61754346company
ppp331257appear
rr66184652brutality
rrh272rhetorical
ss90386856this
sss1643589pass
sc1107726precedent
sce672771place
ssc13136descend
sz282waltz
tt1384814921not
ttt463297attempt
td4-apartheid
tTth1-eighth
tsz71Nazi
tszz6-mozzarella
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uo226804money
uou75124touchy
uo_e51339glove
uoo2714bloodstained
ua9736was
uuh3-uh
uoe242doesn't
uu_e1-deluxe
vv27982694give
vf191934of
vvv3-savvy
vph13Stephen
ww13633007were
wu5125anguish
wwh1-narwhal
wAoi6-bourgeois
wAoy3-voyeurism
wAroir71boudoir
wAroir_e2-repertoire
wYroir1-choir
wuo_e16226one-sided
wuo223once
oi1-mademoiselle
yy122816young
yi121125million
y~2-jalapeno
yj2-hallelujah
yll2-tortilla
yii1-Hawaiian
y&eur2-voyeur
yRur195accurately
yRur_e824disfigure
yReur2-voyeuristic
yUu403248union
yUu_e106152use
yUue2149curlicue
yUew2030nephew
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yUeau89beautifully
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yUeue1-queue
yVu82unanimous
yVRuer1-puerile
yVrur5918purifier
yVrur_e2411purely
yVreur724Europe
u307146regular
ua22valuable
ea1-azalea
u_e14volume
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zz575132organized
zzz564quizzical
zss206possess
zx92xylophone
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Øa288591football
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Øo_e612bygone
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Øroar7216keyboard
Ørar7062warn
Ørour48116source
Ørorr3112corridor
Øroor1929door
Øraur163dinosaur
Ørarr92warrior
Ørowar318toward
Øraor21extraordinary
Ørawer21drawer
Øreor27George
Ørawr11Lawrence
Øroer1-Boer
ßs12594rights
ßes716sweepstakes
ãan3-melange
ãen2-denouement
ãem1-contretemps
êi27551145policy
êe2142702market
êa_e16693purchase
êi_e125143office
êy3611paralysis
êa2719spectacle
êai83Renaissance
êie7-mischief
êo613recognizable
êei51sovereign
êu_e516minutes
êui43biscuit
êe_e2-diocese
êia_e2-collegiate
êoi_e2-tortoise
êrer4-heroic
êryr3-tyrannical
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ðed355191closed
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øoi2-connoisseur
øaa1-Kwanzaa
øae15Michael
øea1-Eleanor
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øoi_e1-porpoise
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øue1-Huguenot
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