しょう vs. しょ which is more often found in common words?


Which is found more often in common words, しょう or しょ?

I tend to think しょう is found more often and is usually placed in the end of
the word. On the contrary しょ seems to be placed at the start.

Are these assumptions correct?




Simply from etymology I would expect `しょう` to be **far** more frequent than
`しょ`. This is because `しょ` was always `しょ` historically, while a ridiculously
large amount of sounds _merged_ to `しょう`:

> せう せふ しゃう しゃふ しよ etc




Simply from etymology I would expect `しょう` to be **far** more frequent than
`しょ`. This is because `しょ` was always `しょ` historically, while a ridiculously
large amount of sounds _merged_ to `しょう`:

> せう せふ しゃう しゃふ しよ etc

