/9r/ as in "rent"

Classification: Retroflex voiced (liquid) Approximant

Notes: You will see F3 close to F2, perhaps merging with it. In all variations of r, [ /9r/ /3r/ and /&r/ ] F3 is always forced below 2000 Hz.

A typical /9r/ may look like:


Speaker: Tim Carmell
Word: the /9r/ section of the word "tyrant"


Speaker: Tim Carmell
Word: the /9r/ section of the word "rent"

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