Why it works
¡ In this example, A was the most
common letter
¡ In ABRACADABRA:
l 5 As   code for A is 1 bit long
l 2 Rs   code for R is 2 bits long
l 2 Bs   code for B is 3 bits long
l 1 C   code for C is 4 bits long
l 1 D   code for D is 4 bits long