This makes them useful for purposes of collation, which allows words to be sorted in a specific order, commonly known as the alphabetical order.
ðɪs mˌeɪks ðˌɛm jˈuːsfəl fɔːɹ pˈɜːpəsᵻz ʌv kəlˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈaʊz wˈɜːdz təbi sˈɔːɹɾᵻd ɪn ɐ spəsˈɪfɪk ˈɔːɹdɚ, kˈɑːmənli nˈoʊn æz ðɪ ˌælfəbˈɛɾɪkəl ˈɔːɹdɚ.