2007-03-15 02:27:50 · 9 answers · asked by camhunt13 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Letter frequency in the English language is in the following order, from most frequent to least frequent:
e t a o i n s r h l d c u m f p g w y b v k x j q z
So, it's actually 'z' which is the least used. 'E' occurs 12.7% of the time and 'q' and 'z' 0.1%. 'Z' may be higher in the US where the ending 'ize' is used rather than 'ise' in British English.
2007-03-15 03:44:26 · answer #1 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey... nice question... by the way... the letter has to be X . Funny how the English language has very few words that use the letter X.
2007-03-15 02:37:08 · answer #2 · answered by AngelDee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Q. Could be z, definitely not x (x might be the first letter of the fewest words).
2007-03-15 03:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think it has to be "q". "x" is used often enough within a word and as an ending if not at the beginning (axe, lax, ex-). "q"(u) is mostly at the beginning of a word but not so often in the middle. and there are still not as many words that use "q" as much as "x".
2007-03-15 03:01:29 · answer #4 · answered by dreamer 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
definitely Q
2007-03-15 03:03:36 · answer #5 · answered by zmayche 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
q or z
2007-03-15 03:48:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
q or z
2007-03-15 02:53:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Q
2007-03-15 02:36:17 · answer #8 · answered by ~*BS~MRA~Girl*~ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
X
2007-03-15 02:30:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋