Letter Frequencies
The most common letters in Icelandic are n and a. The list below shows the letter frequencies for the more common letters in order of descending frequency.
Letter | Frequency |
---|---|
n | 9.395% |
a | 9.395% |
i | 8.563% |
r | 8.543% |
e | 6.369% |
s | 5.434% |
ð | 5.013% |
t | 4.872% |
u | 4.766% |
g | 4.299% |
l | 3.891% |
m | 3.365% |
k | 3.115% |
f | 2.582% |
h | 2.266% |
v | 2.223% |
o | 2.019% |
þ | 1.592% |
á | 1.549% |
b | 1.365% |
í | 1.338% |
Read more about this topic: Icelandic Alphabet
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