r (simple)
/ɾ/
- Language
- Spanish
- Unit
- Consonantes
- IPA
- /ɾ/
- Practice words
- 5
Sample pronunciation audio — Open the full phoneme overview
Start with one sample audio file for vibrantes - /ɾ/.
Quick tip
Tap or trill the tip of your tongue against the alveolar ridge.
Letters and IPA
Practice words
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cara
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pero
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mira
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oro
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arena
Minimal pairs
- caro / caro/carro
- pero / pero/perro
- coro / coro/corro
- para / para/parra
- mira / mira/mirra
How to produce this sound
Tap the tip of your tongue once against the ridge just behind your upper teeth.
Common mix-ups
- caro / carro
- pero / perro
- coro / corro
- mira / mirra
- para / parra
Closest comparison
Este sonido es nuevo; lo más cercano en inglés es la t rápida de "water" en inglés americano.
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