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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]
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
can be three syllables: *nûclêər nûclear
smêar
nêar
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
hóller rhymes with cóllar
dóllar
sk- schólar
môlar
vernácular
spectácular
molécular
múscular
régular
ángular
síngular
júgular
grámmar
sônàr
-z- quâsàr
púlsàr
- hù-zàr hussàr
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
*îləndə(r) îslander
cf. sqùalor: sqùander
ẁander
blénder
ténder
remâinder
cínder
mînder
remînder
wònder
yónder
únder
thúnder
blúnder
plúnder
fòunder
flòunder
asúnder
hàrder
làrder
bŏarder
wårder
ŏrder
bŏrder
mürder
enginêer
pîonêer
iléc- electionêer
snêer
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
a mòther, two words, makes a minimal pair with 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
hárrier
térrier
minimal pair: ẁarrior cf. wòrrier
côsìer
hôsìer
silent French r: *dóssiây (though some anglicise it): dóssìer
cry têar = level tíer
frontíer
héavier
mâker
tâker
úndertaker
Décker = Dékker
trékker
jôker
Boòker
coòker
hoòker
ónloòker
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
paríshioner
lôner
*Boôer Boer
dîaper
kêeper
léper
cáliper
jûniper
interlôper
próper
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
wåter rhymes with *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
chàrter
gàrter
stàrter
quårter
convërter
brŏadcaster
Láncaster
disāster
Wébster
mónster makes a minimal pair with móbster
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
roôster
Worcester = Woòster
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
ever
fêver
whichéver
AmE léver, BrE lêver
cléver
whenéver
*hû-éver whoéver
wheréver
*wót-éver whatéver
hòwéver
dîver
fîver
gíver
líver
Óliver
slíver
ríver
arrow, shake quíver
sálver
sílver
ôver
còver
Dôver
Ándôver
hándôver
hóver
lòver
clôver
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
nâdìr
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
oil cāstor = Pollux Cāstor
protéster is much more common than protéstor
invéstor
resístor
transístor
impóstor
carburéttor
contríbutor
Trévor
Îvor
whïrr
Cŏrr
fürr
pürr
occür
recür
incür
concür
*grándure, BrE *gránjə grándeur
on- BrE entreprenëur, AmE entrepreneûr
racontëur
sabotëur
rapportëur
frottëur
longuëur
voyëur
für
Åuger = åugur
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
spür
imprimàtur
nón-séquitur
mostly -ə(r) -yr
zéphyr
cf. sátîre: sátyr
màrtyr