/p/ — the P sound as in put, stop, happy

Main spellings (~100%)

⟨p⟩ ~100%

The letter ⟨p⟩ covers virtually all words with the /p/ sound.

Doubled consonants: When ⟨pp⟩ appears in the middle of a word, it still makes just one /p/ sound. Examples: happy, pepper, stopped.

Unusual spellings (<1%)

⟨gh⟩

The ⟨ough⟩ pattern can end with ⟨gh⟩ → /f/ or /p/. The /p/ pronunciation is rare.

⟨ph⟩

In a few words, ⟨ph⟩ makes /p/ instead of the usual /f/.

⟨bp⟩

Silent ⟨b⟩ before ⟨p⟩.