Spelling Tables for /ɜː/

N instances237
Consistency ignoring contexts.268
Consistency given contexts.426
N contexts8

Normally

N instances128
Consistency within context.340
SpellingNPropWords
<ur> 67 .523 blur blurb burble burden burgle burn burp burst burthen burton church churn cur curb curd curdle curfew curl curlew curse curtain curve fur furl furlough furnace furze gurgle hurdle hurl hurtle lurch murder murphy nurse purchase purdah purge purl purlieus purloin purple purpose purse scurf slur slurp splurge spur spurn spurt sturgeon surf surfeit surge surgeon turban turbot turd turf turn turnip turps turtle urchin urge urn
<er> 26 .203 berth derv ergo fern her herb herd herpes jersey kerb kernel merchant merge nerve per perch pergola person serf serge serpent serve sherbet stern tern terse
<ir> 17 .133 birch bird chirp dirge dirndl fir first firth gird girdle girl mirth sir sirdar stir third thirst
<ear> 10 .078 dearth earl earn earnest earth hearse learn pearl search yearn
<our> 2 .016 bourbon scourge
<urr> 2 .016 burr purr
<yr> 1 .008 myrtle
<err> 1 .008 err
<olo> 1 .008 colonel
<yrrh> 1 .008 myrrh

After the first syllable

N instances21
Consistency within context.492
SpellingNPropWords
<er> 14 .667 alert assert aver avert commerce concert dessert determine inferno insert inter overt pachyderm reserve
<ur> 4 .190 homburg nocturne occur usurp
<eur> 2 .095 seigneur litterateur
<our> 1 .048 sojourn

After /v/

N instances17
Consistency within context.792
SpellingNPropWords
<er> 15 .882 aver avert overt verb verdict verge vermicelli vermin verse verso versus vertebra vertex vertigo verve
<ir> 2 .118 virgin virtue

After initial /w/

N instances9
Consistency within context.630
SpellingNPropWords
<or> 7 .778 whorl word work world worm wort worth
<ir> 1 .111 whirl
<irr> 1 .111 whirr

After /w/ other than initial

N instances7
Consistency within context.592
SpellingNPropWords
<ir> 5 .714 quirk squirm squirt swirl twirl
<er> 2 .286 swerve twerp

Before /k/

N instances20
Consistency within context.385
SpellingNPropWords
<ir> 11 .550 circa circle circuit circus cirque dirk irk kirk quirk shirk zircon
<er> 4 .200 berk jerk jerkin perk
<ur> 4 .200 burke lurk murk turquoise
<or> 1 .050 work

Before /m/

N instances23
Consistency within context.520
SpellingNPropWords
<er> 16 .696 determine ermine germ hermit pachyderm sermon sperm term terminate terminus termite therm thermos thermostat vermicelli vermin
<ur> 3 .130 curmudgeon murmur turmoil
<ir> 3 .130 firm skirmish squirm
<or> 1 .043 worm

Before /t/ in monosyllables

N instances12
Consistency within context.347
SpellingNPropWords
<ir> 6 .500 dirt flirt shirt skirt smirk squirt
<er> 3 .250 cert hertz pert
<ur> 2 .167 curt hurt
<or> 1 .083 wort