The reference, with one thing made explicit: the r after a vowel is not a consonant at all but a vowel, ɐ. 'Uhr' is 'oo-ah'. Every final b, d and g devoices, the ch splits into two sounds by what precedes it, and stress is on the root syllable, which for a compound means the first word.
Where: Germany — the northern-shaped broadcast standard
Anything the spelling engine can transcribe, the accent can move. Slow it down to hear the shape.
Stress-timed and heavily so: the stressed syllable is loud and long, the rest crushed. Falling intonation on almost everything, including many questions. Words are separated by glottal stops before vowels — 'ein Ei' has a catch between the words.
In the order the mouth applies them. Every before-and-after is playable — click the IPA. The pattern is the rule as the engine runs it, for the curious.
([iɪyʏeɛøœəɐæaɑɒɔoʊuʌɤɵɚɨɯ][ː̃]?)ʁ(?=[pbtdkɡqʔmnɲŋɴfvθðszʃʒɕʂʐçxχɣʁħʕhβʝlʎɹrɾjwɥʈɖɳɽʋɦ]|$| ) → $1ɐWhen: after a vowel, when no vowel follows
How: Do not touch anything. Open the mouth slightly at the end of the vowel, as if saying 'uh'.
Vocalised r. The consonant only survives before a vowel; elsewhere it is a low central vowel gliding off the one before it.
| Word | Reference | Accent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uhr | |||
| Tür | |||
| hier | |||
| rot | unchanged — the r begins the word |
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