An information processing apparatus for inputting a pronunciation symbol
corresponding to an English notation includes pronunciation symbol
information holding means for holding pronunciation symbol information
indicating a relationship between a predetermined alphabet and a
pronunciation symbol that starts from the predetermined alphabet,
pronunciation symbol statistical information holding means for holding
statistical information associated with the probability of occurrence of
each pronunciation symbol immediately after a predetermined pronunciation
symbol, display means for extracting pronunciation symbols corresponding
to an input alphabet from the pronunciation symbol information, and
displaying the extracted pronunciation symbols while sorting them on the
basis of the statistical information, and determination means for
determining a pronunciation symbol corresponding to the English notation
from the displayed pronunciation symbols.