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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“Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life.”
—Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)