r

/ɾ/ · B1 · noun · f

r

Spanish r taps like the tt in American butter or the dd in ladder

Between vowels, a single r is one quick flick of the tongue, like the tt in butter. Compare pero (but), with a tap, and perro (dog), with a rolled rr. The letter is called erre, and the noun is feminine: la erre.

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