Spelling Tables for /əʊ/

N instances580
Consistency ignoring contexts.370
Consistency given contexts.625
N contexts4

Normally

N instances345
Consistency within context.733
SpellingNPropWords
<o> 293 .849 adobe anodyne aroma avocado boa bogus bold bolt bonanza bonus carcinoma cobalt cobra coca coco cocoa coda cola cold coley colon colt coma component corona coyote crochet crocus cuckold dhoti dinosaur diploma dodo dolt domain duodenum endocrine euphonium focus fold folio foment ghost gold hold hotel iota jeroboam jocose jolt kimono koala kola krona krone leotard litotes loco locust lotus marmoset mediocre mimosa moa mogul molasses molest moment mono moped motive motor noble nomad nova obese oboe ocean ochre ogle ogre okay okra old omega omen only onus opal opaque open opus over overt overture ozone pagoda phagocyte phenobarbital pleistocene pliocene poem poet poker polio polo pomander posy potent profile programme progress prolix protagonist protein protocol proton quota rhododendron riboflavin robot robust rodent rodeo romance rota rotund sacrosanct scaffold scold shogun slogan sober sobriquet soda sofa solar soldier solo soviet tapioca thermostat toby toga token topaz totem utopia viola volt wold yodel yoga yogi yokel aggro ago albino also audio auto avocado banjo bingo biro bistro bolero bolero bongo bonito bordello bronco buffalo burro cacao calico calypso cameo canto cargo casino cello coco combo continuo credo curio dado dago desperado dildo dingo disco ditto dodo domino duo dynamo echo ego embargo embryo ergo fellatio fiasco flamenco flamingo folio fresco gazebo gecko ghetto giro grotto guano gusto halo hero hippo hypo impetigo impresario indigo inferno jingo judo jumbo kilo kimono largo lento libido lido limbo lino loco lotto ludo machismo mambo mango maraschino memento mono morocco motto oregano ouzo palomino pimento pinko placebo polio polo potato pseudo quarto radio ratio rhino risotto rodeo sago salvo scenario seraglio silo sirocco solo sombrero soprano stereo stiletto stucco studio tango tempo tobacco tomato tornado torso tremolo trio tyro ultimo verso vertigo veto video vino virago volcano zero
<ow> 37 .107 bowler arrow barrow bellow billow borrow bungalow burrow callow fallow fellow follow furrow hallow harrow hollow mallow marrow meadow mellow minnow morrow narrow pillow sallow shadow shallow sorrow sparrow swallow tallow wallow widow willow window winnow yellow
<oe> 3 .009 aloe mistletoe oboe
<au> 2 .006 aubergine epaulet
<eau> 2 .006 bureau tableau
<ot> 2 .006 depot haricot
<ou> 2 .006 mould moult
<ao> 1 .003 curacao
<oa> 1 .003 cocoa
<ough> 1 .003 furlough
<oo> 1 .003 brooch

In a closed syllable, except before /ld/ or /lt/

N instances23
Consistency within context.524
SpellingNPropWords
<oa> 14 .609 approach boast broach coach coast coax hoax loath oast oath poach roach roast toast
<o> 9 .391 both ghost host most only post sloth troth wont

Before a single final phoneme spellable with one letter

N instances173
Consistency within context.503
SpellingNPropWords
<o_e> 117 .676 anecdote anode artichoke atone bellicose bloke bode bole bone broke cajole camisole casserole choke chrome clone close clove code coke commode condone cone connote console console cope cote cove creole creosote crone cyclone dole dome dope dose doze drone drove globe gnome grope grove hole home hone hope hormone hose jocose joke lactose lobe lone lope metamorphose metronome mode mole mope morose mote node nose note ode ozone parole poke pole pope pose probe progesterone promote prone prose provoke quote rigmarole robe role rope rose rote rove scope silicone slope smoke sole spoke stoke stole stone stove stroke sucrose suppose those throne tome tone tope tote trombone trope trove vole vote whole yoke zone brogue rogue vogue
<oa> 34 .197 bloat boat cloak coal coat croak float foal foam gloat goad goal goat groan groat load loaf loam loan moan moat oaf oak oat road roam roan shoal soak soap stoat throat toad woad
<o> 14 .081 boll chaperon comb control droll gross knoll patrol poll roll scroll stroll toll troll
<oh> 2 .012 kohl ohm
<ol> 2 .012 folk yolk
<ow> 2 .012 bowl own
<au> 1 .006 mauve
<ou> 1 .006 soul

Final in a monosyllabic word

N instances39
Consistency within context.272
SpellingNPropWords
<ow> 17 .436 blow bow crow flow glow grow know low mow row show slow snow sow stow throw tow
<o> 8 .205 do fro go mo no po pro so
<oe> 7 .179 doe floe foe hoe sloe roe toe
<ew> 2 .051 sew shew
<ough> 2 .051 dough though
<eau> 1 .026 beau
<oh> 1 .026 soh
<owe> 1 .026 owe