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AND​4
FOR​6
YOU​6
NOT​3
ARE​3
ALL​3
NEW​6
WAS​6
CAN​5
HAS​6
BUT​5
OUR​3
ONE​3
MAY​8
OUT​3
USE​3
ANY​6
SEE​3
HIS​6
WHO​9
WEB​8
NOW​6
GET​4
HOW​9
ITS​3
TOP​5
HAD​7
DAY​7
TWO​6
BUY​8
HER​6
ADD​5
SHE​6
SEX​10
SET​3
MAP​7
WAY​9
OFF​9
DID​5
CAR​5
OWN​6
END​4
HIM​8
PER​5
BIG​6
LAW​6
ART​3
OLD​4
NON​3
WHY​12
LOW​6
MAN​5
JOB​12
TOO​3
MEN​5
BOX​12
GAY​7
AIR​3
YES​6
HOT​6
SAY​6
SAN​3
TAX​10
GOT​4
LET​3
ACT​5
RED​4
KEY​10
FEW​9
AGE​4
PAY​8
WAR​6
FAX​13
YET​6
SUN​3
RUN​3
NET​3
PUT​5
TRY​6
GOD​5
LOG​4
FUN​6
LOT​3
ASK​7
DUE​4
MAR​5
PRO​5
AGO​4
VIA​6
BAD​6
FAR​6
JUN​10
OIL​3
BIT​5
BAY​8
BAR​5
DOG​5
MON​5
GAS​4
SIX​10

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What are the most common letters in 3-letter words?

  • 10.32% of all letters in 3-letter words is the letter A, making it the most frequent letter in this group.
  • The letter E accounts for 9.16% of all letters in 3-letter words, the letter O accounts for 9.06%, I accounts for 5.67%, and S accounts for 5.35%.
  • Over 39% of letters in 3-letter words are vowels.
  • On the other hand, the letter Q appears in only 5 words with 3 letters, accounting for 0.12% of all letters. This makes the letter Q the least frequent letter in 3-letter words.
  • 29.62% of all words with 3 letters contain the letter A, 25.46% contain the letter E, and 25.24% contain O.
Letter 3-letter words containing Frequency in 3-letter words 3-letter words containing % Frequency in 3-letter words %
A 399 417 29.62% 10.32%
E 343 370 25.46% 9.16%
O 340 366 25.24% 9.06%
I 228 229 16.93% 5.67%
S 211 216 15.66% 5.35%
U 200 203 14.85% 5.02%
T 173 179 12.84% 4.43%
R 165 168 12.25% 4.16%
N 159 164 11.80% 4.06%
D 154 160 11.43% 3.96%
P 154 160 11.43% 3.96%
G 147 151 10.91% 3.74%
M 144 153 10.69% 3.79%
Y 138 139 10.24% 3.44%
B 126 131 9.35% 3.24%
L 125 128 9.28% 3.17%
H 123 128 9.13% 3.17%
W 110 112 8.17% 2.77%
F 91 95 6.76% 2.35%
C 87 87 6.46% 2.15%
K 84 85 6.24% 2.10%
V 55 56 4.08% 1.39%
Z 50 54 3.71% 1.34%
X 50 50 3.71% 1.24%
J 35 35 2.60% 0.87%
Q 5 5 0.37% 0.12%

What are the most common starting letters in 3-letter words?

Letter 3-letter words starting with 3-letter words starting with %
A 95 7.05%
S 92 6.83%
P 77 5.72%
T 73 5.42%
O 72 5.35%
D 69 5.12%
M 67 4.97%
R 64 4.75%
G 63 4.68%
B 63 4.68%
E 60 4.45%
H 60 4.45%
L 59 4.38%
F 59 4.38%
N 53 3.93%
C 50 3.71%
W 47 3.49%
K 39 2.90%
Y 37 2.75%
V 32 2.38%
J 30 2.23%
U 29 2.15%
I 27 2.00%
Z 24 1.78%
Q 4 0.30%
X 2 0.15%

What are the most common ending letters in 3-letter words?

Letter Ending with Ending with %
E 110 8.17%
S 109 8.09%
T 93 6.90%
N 86 6.38%
G 78 5.79%
D 77 5.72%
P 71 5.27%
Y 69 5.12%
M 66 4.90%
A 58 4.31%
B 57 4.23%
O 55 4.08%
R 52 3.86%
W 46 3.41%
X 44 3.27%
L 39 2.90%
H 38 2.82%
K 37 2.75%
I 33 2.45%
U 31 2.30%
Z 27 2.00%
F 26 1.93%
C 25 1.86%
V 16 1.19%
J 3 0.22%
Q 1 0.07%

What are the most common 3-letter words in English?

  • The most common word with three letters in the English language is the determiner THE, accounting for 5.24% of all words used in the everyday language.
  • Coordinating conjunction AND is the second most common 3-letter word, accounting for 2.50% of all used words.
  • These 2 words also account for more than half of all 3-letter words in terms of frequency of use.
  • Next on the list is the adposition FOR (0.77%), pronouns YOU (0.73%) and HIS (0.33%), and particle NOT (0.30%).
  • Over 73% of all 3-letter words are nouns and proper nouns. However, frequency-wise, they only account for less than 7% of all 3-letter words.
  • On the other hand, determiners and coordinating conjunctions account for less than 0.53% of all words with 3 letters, but over 53% of all 3-letter words used in the everyday language are from these two groups.
Word Word type Frequency
THE Determiner 5.24%
AND Coordinating conjunction 2.50%
FOR Adposition 0.77%
YOU Pronoun 0.73%
HIS Pronoun 0.33%
NOT Particle 0.30%
CAN Auxiliary verb 0.28%
BUT Coordinating conjunction 0.26%
ONE Numeral 0.21%
SAY Verb 0.19%

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