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English letter frequencies and their applications: part I
Dennis R Ridley1, B Malcolm Lively
1Office of Institutional Research and Planning, Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk/Virginia Beach 23502-5599, USA.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|June 5, 2003
Abstract:
This article presents data regarding the relative frequencies of single letters in English, organized by word length and letter position. Derived from a parsimonious sample of English word use patterns presented by Whissell in 1998, the data accurately represent letter frequencies found in modern English. These data provide a resource for various applications, including reading research and practice.