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According to Oxford Dictionaries, calculated on entries in the Concise Oxford Dictionary (11th edition 2004), it is R, followed by T, N, and S.

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Well, if you look in any dictionary, you can quickly eliminate the last 6 letters: u, v, w, x, y, z. Then you can eliminate j, k, and q. That leaves 17.

AnswerFrom this site http://deafandblind.com/word_frequency.htm#english-language-letter-frequency, the 8 most common seem to be t n s r h l d c, in that order.

Here is an interesting (and short) article about common letters as well: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-most-commonly-used-letter-in-english.htm

You meant: What are THE MOST COMMON consonants in English?

Answer: If you watch "Wheel of Fortune", the consonants that they give for the final puzzle- RSTLN are very common.

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S is probably the most used consanant in the English language

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In IPA convention: [m, n, p, t, k, b, d, g, j] with [k] being the most common.

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