| Most common digraphs |
|---|
| Digraph f | Reversed f |
| TH: 100 |
HT: 4.8 |
| IN: 81 |
NI: 22.9 |
| HE: 77.7 |
EH: 4.8 |
| RE: 66.2 |
ER: 60.6 |
| AN: 66 |
NA: 18.9 |
| ES: 61 |
SE: 30.6 |
| ER: 60.6 |
RE: 66.2 |
| ON: 55.7 |
NO: 15.8 |
| AT: 53.8 |
TA: 21.6 |
| TO: 52.8 |
OT: 15 |
| ST: 50.9 |
TS: 19.8 |
| NT: 50.5 |
TN: 0.9 |
| OR: 49.4 |
RO: 25.2 |
| TI: 49 |
IT: 31 |
| EN: 46.5 |
NE: 26.8 |
| EA: 44.5 |
AE: 0.5 |
| ND: 41.8 |
DN: 1.5 |
| LE: 41.3 |
EL: 28.5 |
| NG: 39.7 |
GN: 1.3 |
| ED: 38.8 |
DE: 29.5 |
| OF: 37.2 |
FO: 17.5 |
| CO: 35.5 |
OC: 10.2 |
| IS: 34.9 |
SI: 30.6 |
| AR: 34.9 |
RA: 24.7 |
| ET: 34.3 |
TE: 32.2 |
|
| Most common trigraphs |
|---|
| Trigraph |
Relative frequency |
|---|
| THE | 100% |
| ING | 47.9% |
| AND | 38.8% |
| ION | 37.3% |
| ENT | 36.7% |
| ATI | 32% |
| TIO | 30% |
| ESS | 26.1% |
| THA | 25% |
| FOR | 24.4% |
| ERE | 22% |
| TTH | 22% |
| EAR | 21.4% |
| SIN | 21.1% |
| STH | 20.8% |
| HAT | 20.8% |
| LEA | 20.2% |
| ILL | 20.2% |
| HER | 19.1% |
| ERS | 18.5% |
| COM | 17% |
| RES | 17% |
| INT | 16.7% |
| MEN | 16.7% |
| ETO | 16.7% |
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