E

Not to be confused with the Cyrillic letter Ҽ.
This article is about the letter. For Euler's number, see e (mathematical constant). For other uses of the symbol e or E, see E (disambiguation).
For technical reasons, "E#" redirects here. For E sharp, see E♯.

E
E e
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originLatin language
Sound values
In UnicodeU+0045, U+0065
Alphabetical position5
History
Development
Time periodc. 700 BC – present
Descendants
Sisters
Other
Associated graphsee, e(x), e(x)(y)
Writing directionLeft-to-right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.
E
ISO basic
Latin alphabet
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E, or e, is the fifth letter and the second vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is e (pronounced /ˈiː/); plural es, Es, or E's.[1]

It is the most commonly used letter in many languages, including Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Latin, Latvian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "E". Oxford Dictionary of English (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. 2010. ISBN 9780199571123. noun (plural Es or E's)
  2. ^ Kelk, Brian. "Letter frequencies". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Lewand, Robert. "Relative Frequencies of Letters in General English Plain text". Cryptographical Mathematics. Central College. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
  4. ^ "Frequency of Occurrence of Letters in Spanish". Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
  5. ^ "Frequency of Occurrence of Letters in French". Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
  6. ^ "Frequency of Occurrence of Letters in German". Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2008.