A249030 The difference between the number of letters and the number of syllables in n in English. (Omit "and" in both.)

2, 2, 2, 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 4, 6, 6, 8, 7, 7, 6, 7, 8, 7, 4, 6, 6, 8, 7, 7, 6, 7, 8, 7, 3, 5, 5, 7, 6, 6, 5, 6, 7, 6, 3, 5, 5, 7, 6, 6, 5, 6, 7, 6, 3, 5, 5, 7, 6, 6, 5, 6, 7, 6, 4, 6, 6, 8, 7, 7, 6, 7, 8, 7

Offset: 0

Author

Chris Smith, Oct 27 2014

Keywords

• nonn
• word

Comments

Take the number of letters in the spelling of a number and subtract the number of syllables in the sounding of that number. For example, zero has four letters and two syllables generating 4-2=2 for the first term. As such it is linked to sequences A005589 and A075774.

Crossrefs

Cf. A005589, A075774.

Formula

a(n) = A005589(n) - A075774(n).

Extensions

Corrected a(11) and extended to a(79) by Chris Smith, Mar 16 2015