Wordie: Rhyme: Comments

Comment by reesetee, 8 months ago

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:09:07 +0000

I saw this article cited in several places, but I think it's just for monosyllabic words: Fry, Edward. "The Most Common Phonograms." The Reading Teacher, Vol. 51, No. 7, April, 1998. Also, p. 33 of this title on Google Books has a shorter frequency chart based on Fry.

Comment by yarb, 8 months ago

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:58:22 +0000

Thanks rt. That's what I mean - phonograms - but someone must have some numbers on this!

Comment by gangerh, 8 months ago

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:53:14 +0000

No, yarb, but I suspect the most uncommon word-end-sound is probably '-ongry'!

Comment by reesetee, 8 months ago

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:34:20 +0000

Heehee. Yarb, is this along the lines of what you're looking for?

Comment by John, 8 months ago

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:15:59 +0000

It's gotta be "ucket." As in, "There once was a man from Nantucket..."

Comment by yarb, 8 months ago

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:07:36 +0000

Does anyone know what the most common rhyme in Engish is? I.e. which word-end-sound (there must be a technical term) ends most words?

(Excluding suffix-style endings like "-ation" and "-ology).