The English alphabet consists of 26 letters, but the language has additional sounds represented by combinations of these letters or by phonetic symbols. For example, digraphs like "sh," "ch," and "th" represent unique sounds not captured by single letters. Additionally, there are vowel combinations (like "ai," "ou," and "ea") that create distinct sounds. In phonetics, the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) includes various symbols to represent these extra sounds more precisely.
That's easy 31
29 (31 if you include the letters Q and X, which are only used in loanwords).
31 lettersthirty onethats more than the alphabet
Bit -- Value 1 -- 1 11 -- 3 111 -- 7 1111 -- 15 11111 -- 31 111111 -- 63 1111111 -- 127 11111111 -- 255 111111111-- 511 1111111111 -- 1023 Therefore - 10 bits would be more than adequate (unless you had to represent capitals and lower case - in which case you would need one more bit).
Abigail Adams to John Adams in her letter of 31 March 1776.
31 Letters in the Cyrillic Alphabet (there are actually 32)
That's easy 31
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