Summary of Most Frequent Words with Starting or Ending Hooks

This data provides a combined perspective on the most frequently occurring words that function as "hooks," meaning they appear commonly at either the beginning or the end of other words or phrases.

Key Observations and Patterns:

1. Overall Frequency Range: The frequencies for these combined hooks range from 14 to 18, indicating a relatively tight cluster of high-frequency words.
2. Prevalence of Short, Common Morphemes/Words: The list is dominated by very short words or common morphemes, often one or two syllables (e.g., "ag," "ail," "ar," "ay," "ow," "ta"). This reinforces the idea that fundamental linguistic units are highly recurrent in these "hook" positions.
3. Dominance of Vowel-Initial/Vowel-Ending Patterns: Many of these words either start or end with a vowel, or a common vowel-consonant blend. Examples include "ag," "ail," "ay," "ays," "ill," "ills," "od," "ow," and "ta." This suggests that open or easily pronounceable sounds are common in these hook positions.
4. Recurring Sound/Morpheme Patterns:
   • "-ay" / "ay-": "ay" (14) and "ays" (14) continue to show high frequency, indicating this sound combination is significant.
   • "-ill" / "ill-": "ill" (14) and "ills" (15) also remain prominent.
   • "-ow" / "ow-": "ow" (17) stands out as a very frequent hook.
   • "-a": "ta" (18) is the most frequent, suggesting a strong presence of words ending in '-a'.
5. Highest and Lowest Frequencies:
   • The word "ta" is the most frequent hook in this combined dataset, appearing 18 times.
   • The lowest frequency of 14 is shared by "ag," "ail," "ar," "ay," "ays," "ill," and "or."

This combined analysis provides a broader understanding of which short words or morphemes are most frequently encountered as either starting or ending hooks. Such information is crucial for various linguistic and computational applications, including improving text prediction, developing language learning tools, and conducting deeper morphological analyses.