R
R, or r, is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ar (pronounced /ˈɑːr/), plural ars, or in Ireland or /ˈɔːr/.
| R | |
|---|---|
| R r | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | Alphabetic and Logographic |
| Language of origin | Latin language |
| Phonetic usage | [r] [ɾ] [ɹ] [ɻ] [ɺ] [ʀ] [ʁ] [ɽ] (Table) (English variations) /ɑːr/ |
| Unicode codepoint | U+0052, U+0072 |
| Alphabetical position | 18 |
| History | |
| Development | |
| Time period | ~50 to present |
| Descendants | • ℟ • ℞ • ® • Ɍ • ᚱ • 𐍂 • Ꭱ |
| Sisters | • Р • ר • ر • ܪ • ࠓ • 𐎗 • 𐡓 • ረ • Ռ • ռ • Ր • ր • ર • र |
| Other | |
| Other letters commonly used with | r(x), rh |
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
| ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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| AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz |
The letter ⟨r⟩ is the eighth most common letter in English and the fourth-most common consonant (after ⟨t⟩, ⟨n⟩, and ⟨s⟩).
The letter ⟨r⟩ is used to form the ending "-re", which is used in certain words such as centre in some varieties of English spelling, such as British English. Canadian English also uses the "-re" ending, unlike American English, where the ending is usually replaced by "-er" (center). This does not affect pronunciation.
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