Editing P (section)

===English===
In [[English orthography]], {{angbr|p}} represents the sound {{IPAslink|p}}.

A common [[Digraph (orthography)|digraph]] in English is {{angbr|ph}}, which represents the sound {{IPAc-en|f}}, and can be used to transliterate {{angbr|φ}} ''[[phi]]'' in loanwords from [[Greek language|Greek]]. In German, the digraph {{angbr|pf}} is common, representing a labial [[affricate]] {{IPA|/pf/}}.

Most English words beginning with {{angbr|p}} are of foreign origin, primarily French, Latin and Greek; these languages preserve the [[Proto-Indo-European phonology#Consonants|Proto-Indo-European]] initial *p.    Native English cognates of such words often start with {{angbr|f}}, since English is a [[Germanic language]] and thus has undergone [[Grimm's law]]; a native English word with an initial {{IPA|/p/}} would reflect Proto-Indo-European initial *b, which is so [[Proto-Indo-European phonology#Labials|rare]] that its existence as a [[phoneme]] is disputed. However, native English words with non-initial {{angbr|p}} are quite common; such words can come from either [[Kluge's law]] or the consonant cluster {{IPA|/sp/}} (PIE: *p has been preserved after s).

P is the [[Letter frequency|eighth least frequently used letter]] in the English language.