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A letter r without its upper arc, for a single flapped r.
Also known as: ɾ, Fish-hook r, Flapped r, Alveolar flap
In the International Phonetic Alphabet this letter denotes an alveolar tap, a single rapid contact of the tongue tip against the alveolar ridge. It is the single r of Spanish pero and the tt of American English butter.
Denotes an alveolar tap, a single ballistic contact of the tongue tip rather than the repeated vibration of a trill.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is the single r of Spanish pero, contrasting with the trill of perro, and is how the tt of butter and the dd of ladder are realised in most American English.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A letter r reduced to a single stroke that curves to the right at the top, without the full shoulder of an ordinary r.