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R
R = àre be

'''rábbî

raccoôn or '''racoôn

râcehorse one word

râcism cf. fáscism *fáshism

ráck frame, stretch = wráck ''pain

rácket corruption, noise = rácquet ''sport

'''râdàr

'''râdìî

'''râdius

'''râid

râin water = rèign monarch = rèin horse = Râyne ''person

râiny rain = Râney ''person

râise up = râze ''ground

râisin -zən

râison d’étre may have French accent: raison d´être

Ráleigh person = rálly meeting, though officially Sir Wålter Råleigh sounds like '''Råwley

Rálph mostly, but some are Râlph, *Râfe

rámpâge ''noun

rampâge ''verb

Rámsey Isle of Man = Rámsay ''MacDonald

ráncour *rángkə BrE; AmE ráncor *rángkər

Rangoôn *Ráng-gûne

ránkle cf. '''wrínkle

ránsom money = Ránsome ''person

rappróchement *rápróshmó

rápt entranced = wrápped ''parcel

rárebit Welsh

rāspberry -spb- or -zb-

'''Rastafãrian

râtio *râyshôw

rátion -sh-

rátional -sh-

rationâle -sh-

ráttlesnake one word

råucous rhymes with '''cåucus

rây light = Rây = Râe = Wrây ''persons

râzor rhymes with '''lâser

rê concerning = rê- again prefix - in more common words, rê- sounds like rí-: compare revêal and '''rêdêal

rêad writing = rêed plant = Rêed = Rêid = Rêad ''persons

réad past, past participle = réd colour; cf. lêad present, léd ''past, past participle

Réading England = Rédding person, cf. rêading ''read

Reâgan Ronald cf. Rêgan Lear, '''Mégan

reáct - rê-

rêal genuine = rêel ''rotate

Reál Madríd *Rèy-ál Mədríd

'''reálpolitìk

'''rêalty

'''rêálity

'''réalm

'''rêam

rébel noun *rébble, cf. '''pébble

rebél verb

réccê *récky

recêde back *rísêed ≈ resêed plant, rê-

recêipt money -cêet, cf. concêit, '''decêit

'''recêive

rêcent lately cf. resént disapprove *rizént

'''rêcess

récipê ''food

'''recíprocal

'''réckon

récognise - g can be silent

recónnaíssance *recónissənss

récrêâtion ''fun, sport

rê-crêâtion ''forensics

recrûit redundant i

'''recür

recürred, recúrrence, recúrrent, recúrring - two r’s

réd colour = réad ''book

'''rédolent

Rêes = Rhỳs = Rêece = '''Rêese

'''refléct

refléction BrE can be '''refléxion

'''rêflex

rêed water = rêad book = Rêed = Rêad = Rêid ''persons

rêek smell = wrêak ''havoc

rêel round = rêal ''genuine

rê-énergise - rê- hyphenated before é

rê-éntry - rê- hyphenated before é

'''refër

'''réference

'''refŏrm

refûse no -z

réfuse rubbish -s

Rég *Rédge, rhyming with '''hédge

Rêgan Lear cf. Reâgan ''Ronald, Mégan

regìme *râizhìme

'''régister

'''rehëarse

Rêid person = rêad write = rêed water = Rêed ''person

rèign monarch = râin wet = rèin ''horse

'''rêígnîte

Reîlly Tommy = Rîley Terry

'''rêímbürse

rêínfŏrce cf. '''enfŏrce

rêíterate - not -tt-

rêjéct ''noun

rejéct ''verb

'''rejûvenate

relêase cf. '''rêalîse

'''rélevant

'''relìêf

'''relìêve

'''rêlíve

'''relŷ

'''Rémbrandt

'''remémber

'''remémbrance

reminíscent -ssent

Rénault ™ *Rénô

rendezvous *róndâyvoô

Renèe = '''Renây

Rênêe from '''Îrênê

renège or renègue *rənâyg

'''Rêno

'''renòunce

renunciâtion -ú-

'''repéllent

'''rêpercússions

'''repétitive

rêplay ''noun

replây ''verb

'''replŷ

'''represént

'''represéntative

'''reprîsal

'''reprìse

'''repúblic

'''réputable

'''repûte

resëarch BrE; AmE '''rêsëarch

resémble *rizémble

resént *rizént dislike cf. rê-sént re-send, rêcent ''lately

réservoir *rézə(r)vwàr

rêshuffle ''noun

reshúffle ''verb

resîgn leave *rizîne, cf. rê-sîgn again *rê-sîne

resignâtion - g sounded

resíst -zí-

resístance -zí-

resôlve *rízólve

resŏurce AmE '''rêsource

'''réspiratory

réspîte AmE '''réspíte

respónsible *respónsable (which is the French spelling)

réstaurant *réstrónt

resúlt *rizúlt

resûme again *ríz-yoôm

résumè CV - may be written résumé or resumé to distinguish it from '''resûme

resurréction réz-

'''resúscitate

retàrd ''verb

rêtard ''person

rétch vomit = wrétch 'poor

'''rethínk

'''rétina

reveillê *reválly

rével cf. '''revêal

'''revêre

'''réverence

revieŵ newspaper = revûe ''show

'''revísit

revôke cf. '''irrévocable

'''rewård

Rèykjavik *Râykyavik or Rék-

'''Réynolds

rhápsody -ədy

rhêa bird = Rhêa ''Saturn

'''rhétoric

'''rhetórical

Rhôde Island = rôad street = rôwed ''boat

rhodedéndron rô-

'''rhŷme

rhýthm *rídhəm

rhýthmic *rídhmic

ríbald *ríbbled, *ríbəld

ríbbon -bən

Ríchard BrE *Ríchəd

'''rídicule

ridículous *ridíkyələss

rîght side, correct = wrîte read = rîte ritual = wrîght artesan = Wrîght ''person

Rîley = '''Reîlly

rîme frost; also rare alternative, more regular, spelling of '''rhŷme

ríng round, noise = wríng ''neck

rísquè can have French accent: risqué *rískè

rîte ritual = wrîte read = rîght side, correct = wrîght ''artesan

'''ríven

'''ríver

Rìyadh - the only word with dh as the voiced sound of th in thís, and the only word with iy

rôad street = rôde ''ride

rôam wander = Rôme ''city

rób steal = Rób ''Robert

'''róbber

'''róbbery

róbin bird = Róbin = Róbyn ''persons

rôe fish = rôw line, in a, cf. ròw ''argue

Rôland cf. '''Rónald

rôle model rôle = rôll ''bread, rolling, call

'''Rôman

'''România

roôfs roof *roôves, cf. hoôves ''hoof

'''roôm

Rôosevelt - first syllable rhymes with '''rôse

roôt plant = BrE roûte ''journey

rôse flower, rise = rôws ''boat, line

rôsè can have French accent: rosé wine

'''rôse-tínted

rôte learning = wrôte ''write

'''rótten

roûè can have French accent: '''roué

roúgh violent = rúff ''cards, neck, bird, fish

ròughage *rúffage, *rúffij

'''ròund

ròut victory

roûte journey BrE = roôt plant; AmE ròute = ròut victory. Thus in BrE ròuting and roûting are homographs with different pronunciations

rôw boat, line = rôe ''fish

ròw ''argument

rúbble wreck cf. AmE rûble BrE roûble ''money

'''rûbric

'''rúcksack

Ruîslip *Rŷslip

'''rúmpus

rúnaway person cf. rún awây ''action

rúng ladder, ring = wrúng ''wring

'''Rûpert

rústle noise = Rússell ''person

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