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ɹ

alveolar approximantEnglish r in red.

approximantalveolarvoicedrhotic

How each language writes it

LanguageSpellingsExampleNote
Englishrrrwrred ɹɛd
red
Silent after vowels in British English (car /kɑː/); pronounced in American.

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