English spellings/Catalogs/Retro R

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Use in English
Alphabetical word list
Retroalphabetical list
Common misspellings

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]

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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

.*nûclêə(r) nûclear

smêar

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

silent b: *clîmer clîmber

tímber

encúmber

cûcumber

lúmber

silent b: *plúmmer plúmber

cáncer

dāncer

cîder

glîder

spîder

person Rŷder = ride, logic rîder

insîder

bold bôlder = rock bôulder

shôulder

propagánda rhymes with BrE gánder

Lê- Leánder

mê- meánder

cf. sqùalor - sqùander

ẁander

wònder

yónder

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

usually voiced th and schwa -ther

bâther

féather

héather

léather

climate wéather

BrE far fàrther = AmE as well as BrE dad fàther

cf. AmE fàther - AmE láther - lāther

bláther

cf. AmE fàther - AmE ráther - rāther

unvoiced th - êther

togéther

if whéther

téther

for most speakers where whíther = decay wíther

òther

bóther

smòther

mòther

one word anòther

bròther

fàrther

fürther

idéntifîer

supplîer

ëarlier

person Crŷer = cry, town crîer

pìêr

silent French r - dóssièr

cry têar = level tìêr

jôker

hoòker

snoôker

pôker

bàrker

wörker

hándler

tóddler

jâiler

tåller

dóllar rhymes with hóller

rôller

stámmer

baseball hômer = person Hômer

wårmer

fŏrmer

góner

lôner

kêeper

léper

.*loôzer loser

câter

lâter

wåter

cf. áctor - k- cháracter

detër

cf. BrE mêtre, AmE mêter distance, rhythm - parámeter

perímeter

thermómeter

Pêter

trúmpeter

.*dåwter dåughter

āfter rhymes with lāughter

.*slåwter slåughter

wâiter

church åltar = change ålter

fålter

Wålter

shélter

helter-skélter

wélter

promôter

hélicopter

stàrter

disāster

Chéster

Mánchester

Dŏrchester

or -or: protéster

gángster

yoúngster

blíster

síster

hípster

bátter

fátter

hátter

mátter

pátter

bétter

bítter

lítter

hótter

tótter

bútter

stútter

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

hóver

lòver

plòver

art dråw ≈ desk dråwer

bòwer

lôwer

flòwer

Gòwer

glòwer

pòwer

tòwer

*ānser ānswer

cf. lãir - *lãyər lâyer

plâyə(r) plâyer

*prãir prãyer

*fŏyây fŏyèr

låwyer rhymes with emplŏyer

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

fŏr

abhŏr

ultêrior

antêrior

postêrior

ánk- ánchor

person Tâylor = clothes tâilor

pállor

chāncellor

trémor

gòvernor

dŏor

pŏor

térror

hórror

spónsor

téar tŏre = crag tŏr

álligâtor

flagellâtor

órator

colláborator

narrâtor

spectâtor

áctor

léctor

Selécter band = seléctor

colléctor

protéctor

véctor

dóctor

proprîetor

trâitor

méntŏr

protéster is much more common than protéstor

invéstor

resístor

transístor

impóstor

whïrr

Cŏrr

fürr

pürr

occür

incür

concür

.*grándure, BrE *gránjə grándeur

on- entreprenëur

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

nón séquitur

-ə(r) -yr

zéphyr

màrtyr