Languages by number of native speakers

2,700+

languages are spoken around the world

7,000+

individual dialects spoken around the world

74

Number of characters in the Cambodian language Khmer alphabet

12

Number of characters in the Rotokas alphabet

250,000+

Number of words in the English language

11

Number of official languages in South Africa

E

The most common letter, and vowel, in the English language

R

The most common consonant in English, followed by T

S

More English words begin with the letter S than any other letter