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

0,1

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.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..79.

Formula

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

Crossrefs

Cf. A005589, A075774.

Sequence in context: A222819 A194319 A208609 * A358527 A257126 A050493

Adjacent sequences: A249027 A249028 A249029 * A249031 A249032 A249033

Keyword

nonn,word

Author

Chris Smith, Oct 27 2014

Extensions

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

Status

approved