Frequencies of letters in a (reasonably long) English text are approximately given by: a .082 b .015 c .028 d .043 e .127 f .022 g .020 h .061 i .070 j .002 k .008 l .040 m .024 n .067 0 .075 p .019 q .001 r .060 s .063 t .091 u .028 v .010 w .023 x .001 y .020 z .001