Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1898 — Letters Oftenest Used. [ARTICLE]

Letters Oftenest Used.

The proportionate use of letters in the printing of a newspaper Is as follows: e, 1,000, t, 770; a, 728; 1, 704; s, 680; o, 672; n, 670; h, 540; r, 528; d, 392; 1, 360; u, 296; c, 280; m, 272; f, 236; w, 190; y, 184;. p and g, 168; b, 158; V, 120; k, 88; j, 55; q, 50; x, 46; z, 22—-a total of 5,977 consonants and 3,400 vowels. In the matter of initial letters the proportion Is much different. S takes the lead with 1,194; c next with 937; then p, 804; a, 574; t, 571; d, 505; b, 463; m, 439; f, 388; 1, 377; e, 340; h, 308; 1, 298; r, 291; w, 272; g, 266; u, 228; o, 206; v, 172; n, 153; j, 69; q, 58; k, 47; y, 23; z, 18, and x, 4.