The modern English alphabet consists of 26 letters derived from the Latin alphabet.
Letter frequencies:
The letter most frequently used in English is E. The least frequently used letters are J, X, Q, and Z. The list below shows the frequency of letter use in English. Scrabble fanatics probably know this. I was surprised to see 'S' so far down the list.
E – 12.70% T – 9.06% A – 8.17% O – 7.51% I – 6.97% N – 6.75% S – 6.33% H – 6.09% R – 5.99% D – 4.25% L – 4.03% C – 2.78% U – 2.76% | M – 2.41% W – 2.36% F – 2.23% G – 2.02% Y – 1.97% P – 1.93% B – 1.49% V – 0.98% K – 0.77% J – 0.15% X – 0.15% Q – 0.10% Z – 0.07% |
From Wikipedia.
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