Language

F₁

(bits per letter)

n_W

(words)

C_P

(letters per word)

N_bit

$N_{bit}-N_{bit,Greek}$

(bits)

Greek

4.09

100,145

4.86

1,990,622

0

French

3.98

133,050

4.20

2,224,064

233,442

English

4.14

122,641

4.24

2,152,791

162,169

German

4.08

117,269

4.68

2,239,181

248,559

Italian

3.95

112,943

4.48

1,998,639

8017

Russian

4.36

92,736

4.67

1,888,216

−102,406

Spanish

4.00

118,744

4.30

2,042,397

51,775