English spellings/Catalogs/Retro R

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

'''vernácular

'''spectácular

'''molécular

'''múscular

'''régular

'''júgular

'''grámmar

'''sônàr

-z- '''quâsàr

'''púlsàr

'''Qátàr

'''néctar

'''scímitàr

'''sítàr

hard gí- '''guitàr

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

'''úmber

'''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

'''mîlder

bí- '''buílder

'''wîlder

'''bewílder

'''ôlder

'''côlder

'''pôlder

cf. sôldier: '''sôlder

bold bôlder = rock '''bôulder

'''shôulder

Lê- '''Leánder

mê- '''meánder

propagánda rhymes with BrE '''gánder

'''slānder

cf. sqùalor: '''sqùander

'''ẁander

'''blénder

'''ténder

'''cínder

'''únder

'''blúnder

'''thúnder

'''fòunder

'''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

no g sound: '''bánger

* dânjer '''dânger

no g sound: aeroplane hángar = coat '''hánger

* mânjer '''mânger

* strânjer '''strânger

* méssinjer, *méssənjer '''méssenger

* Kíssinjer '''Kíssinger

* hàrbinjer '''hàrbinger

* jínjer '''gínger

hard g sounded separately: líng-ger '''línger

* Sálinjer '''Sálinger

no g sound: '''sprínger

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

-j- '''scròunger

'''yoúnger

'''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

'''béllwéther

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 '''cashíer

'''clôthìer

'''supplîer

'''ëarlìer

BrE: entertainment prémiére, minister prémier; both AmE: premíere = '''premíer

'''píer

'''cópìer

'''croûpìer

person Crŷer = cry, town '''crîer

'''côsìer

'''hôsìer

silent French r: *dóssiây (though some anglicise it): '''dóssìer

cry têar = level '''tíer

'''frontíer

'''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

'''hàrder

'''làrder

'''wårder

K(ə)m- '''Khmér

'''spámmer

'''stámmer

baseball hômer = person '''Hômer

'''wårmer

'''fŏrmer

'''stúnner

'''góner

'''lôner

* Boôer '''Boer

'''dîaper

'''kêeper

'''léper

'''cáliper

'''jûniper

'''interlôper

'''Hàrper

'''shàrper

'''Jásper

'''whísper

'''prósper

'''philánderer

'''ẁanderer

'''mürderer

'''lâser

* loôzer '''loser

'''tréspasser

'''câter

'''lâter

'''wåter

cf. áctor: k- '''cháracter

'''detër

cf. BrE mêtre, AmE mêter distance, rhythm: '''parámeter

'''Demêter

'''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

'''bánter

sing cántŏr cf. run '''cánter

'''promôter

'''hélicopter

'''gàrter

'''stàrter

'''convërter

'''disāster

person Léster = city '''Léicester

Bertie Woòster = city '''Worcester

* Glóster '''Glóucester

'''Chéster

'''Mánchester

'''Dŏrchester

or -or: '''protéster

'''gángster

'''yoúngster

'''blíster

'''síster

'''hípster

'''búster

'''dúster

BrE lústre AmE '''lúster

'''blúster

'''múster

'''bátter

'''fátter

'''hátter

'''mátter

'''pátter

'''bétter

'''bítter

'''lítter

'''hótter

'''tótter

'''útter

'''bútter

'''nútter

'''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

'''gíver

'''líver

'''ríver

arrow, shake '''quíver

'''ôver

'''còver

'''Dôver

'''Ándover

'''hándover

'''hóver

'''lòver

'''Hánover

'''plòver

'''rôver

art dråw ≈ desk '''dråwer

'''neŵer

'''breŵer

'''bòwer

'''shòwer

'''lôwer

'''flòwer

'''Gòwer

'''glòwer

'''pòwer

'''grôwer

'''tòwer

* ānser '''ānswer

cf. lãir: '''lâyer

'''plâyer

* prãir '''prãyer

* fŏyây '''fŏyèr

låwyer rhymes with '''emplŏyer

'''destrŏyer

'''buŷer

* lŏyer '''låwyer

'''blâzer

'''trâilblazer

thére *thãir rhymes with '''ãir

animal hãre = head '''hãir

'''chãir

declãre rhymes with '''eclãir

'''despãir

'''fïr

paper quîre = singers '''choîr

-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

'''åuditor

'''jánitor

'''mónitor

'''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

'''Àrthur

'''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

'''Jóhnny St. Cýr

'''zéphyr

'''Mërthyr

'''màrtyr