Spelling Tables for /ɑː/

N instances354
Consistency ignoring contexts.432
Consistency given contexts.680
N contexts7

Normal

N instances219
Consistency within context.614
SpellingNPropWords
<ar> 169 .772 agar arc arcane arch argent argon argue ark arm armada arsenal arson art artichoke article artifact bar barb barbecue barbel barbican bard bargain barge bark barley barn barnacle car carbine carbon carbuncle carcass carcinoma card cardamom cardigan cargo carnival carp carpet cart cartel carton cartoon cartridge carve caviar char chard charge charlotte charm chart cigar czar dark darn dart dinar far farm fart garb garble garden gargle gargoyle garlic garnet guard guitar hard hark harlequin harlot harm harmonica harp harpoon harsh hart harvest jar jargon larch lard large largo lark larva leotard mallard mar marble marc march marge margin marguerite marjoram mark market marl marque marquee marsh marshal mart martin martini martyr marvel marzipan narcissus narwhal oligarch par parch pardner pardon park parkin parlance parley parliament parlous parse parsnip parson part partita partridge party placard quark radar rampart rhubarb sarcasm sardine scar scarlet seminar shard shark sharp sirdar sitar smart snarl spar spark star starch stark starkers starling start starve tar target tarn tarpaulin tart tartar tsar yard yarn
<a> 29 .132 aria babu cadre fa gaga gaga gala guano guava haha haha harem khaki khan la lava ma maharajah pa padre panama papa pasha raga saga slalom spa suave vase
<al> 6 .027 balm calm napalm palm psalm qualm
<ah> 3 .014 blah mahjong shah
<er> 3 .014 clerk derby sergeant
<are> 1 .005 are
<arr> 1 .005 parr
<as> 1 .005 fracas
<ear> 1 .005 heart
<at> 1 .005 nougat
<ahi> 1 .005 sahib
<aar> 1 .005 bazaar
<arre> 1 .005 bizarre
<arrh> 1 .005 catarrh

Before /f/

N instances19
Consistency within context.640
SpellingNPropWords
<a> 15 .789 aft after chaff craft daft draft graft graph haft laugh raft shaft staff strafe waft
<al> 2 .105 calf half
<ar> 1 .053 scarf
<au> 1 .053 draught

Before /s/ not followed by /(ə)n/

N instances35
Consistency within context.755
SpellingNPropWords
<a> 30 .857 ask bask basket bastard blast cask cast caste castle clasp class fast flabbergast flask gasp glass grasp grass hasp last mask masque mast pass past pastor rascal rasp task vast
<ar> 5 .143 arse farce parcel parsley sparse

Before dental (<th> = /θ/, /ð/)

N instances5
Consistency within context.680
SpellingNPropWords
<a> 4 .800 lath bath path rather
<ear> 1 .200 hearth

Before nonfinal /n/ in same syllable

N instances18
Consistency within context.895
SpellingNPropWords
<a> 17 .944 answer avalanche blanch branch chance chancel chant dance glance grant lance plant prance ranch slander slant trance
<au> 1 .056 aunt

Stressed noninitial syllable other than word-final phoneme

N instances49
Consistency within context.885
SpellingNPropWords
<a> 46 .939 armada avocado balaclava ballade banana cacao candelabra cassava chihuahua chorale cicada command corral corsage desperado giraffe iguana imam impala impresario jihad karate koala literati madras maharajah mahatma marijuana mascara memsahib moustache nirvana oregano panorama pastrami piranha pyjama rationale scenario seraglio sonata sultana soprano tiara tomato virago
<ar> 3 .061 alarm embargo phenobarbital

Before m in non-final syllable

N instances9
Consistency within context.506
SpellingNPropWords
<a> 6 .667 drama lama lame llama mama sample
<ar> 2 .222 karma marmoset
<al> 1 .111 almond