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% |
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