English spellings/Catalogs/Retro R
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that end in R. The list is in retroalphabetical order, that is, alphabetically beginning with the final letter of the word (in this case R) and continuing backwards through it.
The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z. Click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title for a pronunciation key.[e]
where unstressed, schwa -ar
bazàar
bàr
càr
râdàr
cálendar
êar
cf. drink bêer: naked bãre = animal, tolerate béãr
cf. risk dãre: animal dêer = beloved, expensive dêar
fêar
gêar
there hêre = ear hêar
look lêer = person Lêar
clêar
unclêar
three syllables: *nûclêər nûclear
smêar
homographs: weep têar and rip téar
yêar or yëar
cf. búgger: béggar
though contemporaries pronounced it ending in schwa: Élgàr
sh- sùgar
buŷer, flŷer and trîer rhyme with lîar
brîar
jàr
símilar
píllar
cáterpillar
cóllar
hóller rhymes with dóllar
sk- schólar
môlar
múscular
régular
júgular
grámmar
-z- quâsàr
púlsàr
Qátàr
néctar
scímitàr
sítàr
change ålter = church åltar
mŏrtar
stàr
schwa: AmE uh = BrE er
mostly schwa; stressed -ër in some words; some AmE -er words are -re in BrE: -er
câber
ámber
clámber
émber
Decémber
remémber
Septémber
Novémber
silent b: *clîmer clîmber
tímber
silent b: bómmer bómber
BrE sómbre AmE sómber
encúmber
cûcumber
Húmber
lúmber
silent b:*plúmmer plúmber
cáncer
dāncer
ádder
ládder
bládder
sádder
cîder
glîder
spîder
person Rŷder = ride, logic rîder
insîder
ålder
bålder
élder
bí- buílder
wîlder
bewílder
ôlder
cf. sôldier: sôlder
bold bôlder = rock bôulder
shôulder
propagánda rhymes with BrE gánder
Lê- Leánder
mê- meánder
cf. sqùalor: sqùander
ẁander
blénder
ténder
cínder
únder
blúnder
thúnder
asúnder
wònder
yónder
únder
blúnder
asúnder
hàrder
làrder
enginêer
pîonêer
iléc- electionêer
cf. wither sêar, one diphthong, one syllable: *sêeər, two syllables see sêer
voluntêer
defër
confër
refër
prefër
óffer
próffer
cónifer
pílfer
hard g: làger
-j- mánager
cf. béggar: dágger
bígger
lógger
blógger
*Nizhãir Nigér
hard g: tîger
hard g pronounced separately: áng-ger ánger
*dânjer dânger
g not pronounced separately from -ng-; aeroplane hángar = coat hánger
*mânjer mânger
*strânjer strânger
*hàrbinjer hàrbinger
*jínjer gínger
hard g sounded separately: líng-ger línger
*Sálinjer Sálinger
no g sound sínger
no g sound wínger
hard g sounded separately: *mòng-ger -mònger
físhmònger
warmonger
hard g sounded separately: *stróng-ger: strónger
hard g sounded separately: *húng-ger: húnger
àrcher
màrcher
cátcher
decîpher
gôpher
cîpher or cŷpher
rásher
usually voiced th and schwa -ther
bâther
féather
héather
léather
climate wéather
BrE far fàrther = AmE, BrE dad fàther
lāther
bláther
rāther
unvoiced th: êther
togéther
if whéther
téther
êither AmE, BrE eîther
nêither AmE, BrE neîther
for most speakers where whíther = decay wíther
òther
bóther
smòther
mòther
one word anòther
bròther
fàrther
fürther
clòudier
idéntifîer
*cashêer cashìer
clôthier
supplîer
ëarlìer
pìêr
croûpier
person Crŷer = cry, town crîer
côsier
silent French r: *dóssiây (though some anglicise it): dóssièr
cry têar = level tìêr
frontìer
mâker
tâker
úndertaker
Décker = Dékker
trékker
jôker
hoòker
snoôker
pôker
brôker
bàrker
wörker
whísker
hándler
tóddler
jâiler
tåller
dóllar rhymes with hóller
rôller
grámmar rhymes with hámmer
spámmer
stámmer
baseball hômer = person Hômer
wårmer
fŏrmer
stúnner
góner
lôner
dîaper
kêeper
léper
cáliper
jûniper
interlôper
Hàrper
shàrper
Jásper
whísper
prósper
*loôzer loser
câter
lâter
wåter
cf. áctor: k- cháracter
detër
cf. BrE mêtre, AmE mêter distance, rhythm: parámeter
perímeter
thermómeter
Pêter
trúmpeter
intërpreter
*dåwter dåughter
āfter rhymes with lāughter
*slåwter slåughter
*mánsslåwter mánslåughter
wâiter
church åltar = change ålter
fålter
Wålter
shélter
helter-skélter
wélter
promôter
hélicopter
stàrter
disāster
person Léster = city Léicester
Bertie Woòster = city Worcester
*Glóster Glóucester
Chéster
Mánchester
Dŏrchester
or -or: protéster
gángster
yoúngster
blíster
síster
hípster
bátter
fátter
hátter
mátter
pátter
bétter
bítter
lítter
hótter
tótter
bútter
stútter
contríbutor *contríbuter
pollûter
commûter
compûter
*lácker lácquer
avër
hâver
brâver
quâver
wâver
fêver
whichéver
AmE léver, BrE lêver
cléver
whenéver
*hû-éver whoéver
wheréver
*wót-éver whatéver
hòwéver
fîver
líver
ríver
arrow, shake quíver
ôver
còver
Dôver
Ándover
hándover
hóver
lòver
Hánover
plòver
rôver
art dråw ≈ desk dråwer
bòwer
shòwer
lôwer
flòwer
Gòwer
glòwer
pòwer
tòwer
*ānser ānswer
cf. lãir: lâyer
plâyer
*prãir prãyer
*fŏyây fŏyèr
låwyer rhymes with emplŏyer
destrŏyer
buŷer
*lŏyer låwyer
thére *thãir rhymes with ãir
hãir
despãir
fïr
-vwàr réservoir
tâpìr
stïr
bestïr
mostly schwa, as also -er and -our; none of the words listed right here have the -our ending in British English; see -our for some other American English -or spellings: -or
córridŏr
cóndŏr
cf. thérefore: fŏr
abhŏr
ultêrior
antêrior
postêrior
ánk- ánchor
person Tâylor = clothes tâilor
pállor
chāncellor
trémor
gòvernor
dŏor
pŏor
érror
térror
hórror
cut cénsor = sense sénsor
spónsor
téar tŏre = crag tŏr
álligâtor
flagellâtor
móderâtor
óperâtor
órator
colláborâtor
narrâtor
spectâtor
áctor
héctor = Héctor
léctor
Selécter band = seléctor
colléctor
protéctor
véctor
dóctor
proprîetor
trâitor
méntŏr
protéster is much more common than protéstor
invéstor
resístor
transístor
impóstor
contríbutor
whïrr
Cŏrr
fürr
pürr
occür
incür
concür
*grándure, BrE *gránjə grándeur
on- BrE entreprenëur, AmE entrepreneûr
rapportëur
frottëur
longuëur
voyëur
für
AmE súlfur BrE súlphur
demür
fêmur
lêmur
mürmur
AmE hàrbor BrE *hàrbə hàrbour
AmE ráncor BrE *ráncə ráncour
scòur
doûr
preposition fŏr = 4 fŏur
we òur = time hòur
petal flòwer = dough flòur
AmE còlor BrE *cúlə còlour
cf. sqùander: AmE sqùalor BrE *skwólə sqùalour
AmE glámor BrE *glámə glámour
AmE hûmor BrE *hûmə hûmour
silent h: AmE hónor BrE *ónə hónour
sòur
téar tŏre = hill tŏr = for some speakers travel toûr
imprimàtur
nón séquitur
mostly -ə(r) -yr
zéphyr
màrtyr