English spellings/Catalogs/Retro R

where unstressed, schwa -'''ar

'''bazàar

'''bàr

'''càr

'''râdàr

Chéddar

cêdar

'''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

* kûger '''coûgar

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

'''châmber

'''clámber

'''émber

'''Decémber

'''remémber

'''Septémber

'''Novémber

silent b: *clîmer '''clîmber

'''tímber

silent b: bómmer '''bómber

BrE sómbre AmE '''sómber

'''úmber

'''encúmber

'''cûcumber

'''Húmber

'''lúmber

Plúmmer = '''plúmber

Octôber

'''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

'''wònder

'''yónder

'''únder

'''thúnder

'''blúnder

'''fòunder

'''flòunder

'''asúnder

'''hàrder

'''làrder

bŏarder

'''wårder

ŏrder

bŏrder

'''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

-jer '''mánager

-jer: -dger

lódger

hard g: -gger

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

* ərânjer '''arrânger

* strânjer '''strânger

* méssinjer, *méssənjer '''méssenger

* Kíssinjer '''Kíssinger

* hàrbinjer '''hàrbinger

hard g sounded separately: fíng-ger '''fínger

* 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

astróloger

Róger

'''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

minimal pair: ẁarrior cf. '''wòrrier

'''côsìer

'''hôsìer

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

cry têar = level '''tíer

'''frontíer

'''mâker

'''tâker

'''úndertaker

Décker = '''Dékker

'''trékker

'''jôker

'''Boòker

coòker

'''hoòker

BrE snoôker, AmE '''snoòker

'''pôker

'''brôker

'''bàrker

'''wörker

'''whísker

'''hándler

'''tóddler

'''jâiler

'''tåller

dóllar rhymes with '''hóller

'''rôller

K(ə)m- '''Khmér

grámmar rhymes with '''hámmer

'''spámmer

'''stámmer

baseball hômer = person '''Hômer

'''wårmer

'''fŏrmer

'''stúnner

'''góner

'''lôner

* Boôer '''Boer

'''dîaper

'''kêeper

'''léper

'''cáliper

'''jûniper

'''interlôper

'''dápper

'''slápper

'''pépper

'''dípper

'''kípper

'''skípper

'''slípper

'''nípper

'''rípper

'''Pópper

'''úpper

'''Hàrper

'''shàrper

'''Jásper

'''whísper

'''prósper

'''philánderer

'''ẁanderer

'''mürderer

'''lâser

* loôzer '''loser

'''tréspasser

'''câter

'''lâter

wâiter, cf. '''wåter

cf. áctor: k- '''cháracter

'''detër

têeter

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

'''Demêter

'''perímeter

'''thermómeter

Pêter = out pêter

'''trúmpeter

'''intërpreter

Éxeter

Yû- Uttóxeter

* dåwter '''dåughter

āfter rhymes with '''lāughter

* slåwter '''slåughter

* mánsslåwter '''mánslåughter

'''wâiter

'''nâil-bîter

fítter rhymes with còunterfeíter

church åltar = change '''ålter

'''fålter

'''Wålter

'''shélter

'''helter-skélter

'''wélter

'''bánter

sing cántŏr cf. run '''cánter

'''promôter

chápter

'''hélicopter

'''gàrter

'''stàrter

'''convërter

'''disāster

person Léster = city '''Léicester

Bertie Woòster = city '''Worcester

* Glóster '''Glóucester

'''Chéster

'''Mánchester

'''Dŏrchester

or -or: '''protéster

'''gángster

'''yoúngster

'''blíster

Bánnister = bánister

cánister

sínister

'''síster

Úlster

Westmínster

spínster

Múnster

'''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

Báxter

Déxter

* lácker '''lácquer

-chécker exchéquer

'''avër

'''hâver

'''brâver

'''quâver

'''wâver

'''fêver

'''whichéver

AmE léver, BrE '''lêver

'''cléver

'''whenéver

* hû-éver '''whoéver

'''wheréver

* wót-éver '''whatéver

'''hòwéver

'''dîver

'''fîver

'''gíver

'''líver

'''ríver

arrow, shake '''quíver

'''ôver

'''còver

'''Dôver

'''Ándôver

'''hándôver

'''hóver

'''lòver

'''Hánover

'''plòver

'''rôver

art dråw ≈ desk '''dråwer

'''neŵer

'''breŵer

'''bòwer

'''còwer

'''Gòwer

'''shòwer

'''lôwer

'''flòwer

'''glòwer

'''môwer

'''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

questionnãire rhymes with debonãir

'''despãir

'''fïr

cf. répertoire: -dwàr '''boûdoir

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

ánk- '''ánchor

'''ultêrior

'''antêrior

'''postêrior

minimal pair: wòrrier cf. '''ẁarrior

person Tâylor = clothes '''tâilor

'''pállor

'''chāncellor

'''trémor

dônor

* ónər hónour BrE = AmE hónor

'''gòvernor

'''dŏor

'''pŏor

'''érror

'''térror

'''hórror

cut cénsor = sense '''sénsor

'''spónsor

téar tŏre = crag '''tŏr

cf. créditor: prédator

'''álligâtor

'''flagellâtor

'''móderâtor

'''óperâtor

'''órator

'''colláborâtor

'''narrâtor

'''spectâtor

'''áctor

héctor = '''Héctor

'''léctor

Selécter band = '''seléctor

'''colléctor

'''protéctor

'''véctor

'''dóctor

'''proprîetor

'''trâitor

cf. prédator: créditor

'''åuditor

'''jánitor

'''mónitor

'''méntŏr

protéster is much more common than '''protéstor

'''invéstor

'''resístor

'''transístor

'''impóstor

'''contríbutor

Trévor

Îvor

'''whïrr

'''Cŏrr

'''fürr

'''pürr

'''occür

'''incür

'''concür

* grándure, BrE *gránjə '''grándeur

on- BrE entreprenëur, AmE '''entrepreneûr

racontëur

'''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

AmE rûmor BrE *rûmə '''rûmour

AmE tûmor BrE *tûmə '''tûmour

silent h: AmE hónor BrE *ónə '''hónour

'''sòur

(for some speakers = téar tŏre = hill tŏr) travel  '''toûr

'''devòur

'''imprimàtur

'''nón-séquitur

mostly -ə(r) -'''yr

'''Jóhnny St. Cýr

'''zéphyr

'''Mërthyr

'''màrtyr