Pronunciation dictionary
Words starting with R
223 published words, grouped by how many beats they take to say. Every entry shows its American IPA; open one for the British form, the stress, the usual slips and a recorder.
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Every R word we have published
1 syllable · 31 words
- race/ɹeɪs/
- raised/ɹeɪzd/
- ran/ɹæn/
- range/ɹeɪndʒ/
- rate/ɹeɪt/
- rates/ɹeɪts/
- reach/ɹitʃ/
- reached/ɹitʃt/
- read/ɹid/
- red/ɹɛd/
- reign/ɹeɪn/
- rest/ɹɛst/
- rhyme/ɹaɪm/
- rich/ɹɪtʃ/
- ride/ɹaɪd/
- right/ɹaɪt/
- rights/ɹaɪts/
- ring/ɹɪŋ/
- rise/ɹaɪz/
- risk/ɹɪsk/
- road/ɹoʊd/
- rock/ɹɑk/
- role/ɹoʊl/
- room/ɹum/
- rose/ɹoʊz/
- round/ɹaʊnd/
- route/ɹut/
- rule/ɹul/
- rules/ɹulz/
- run/ɹʌn/
- runs/ɹʌnz/
2 syllables · 83 words
- random/ˈɹændəm/
- rapport/ɹæˈpɔɹ/
- rather/ˈɹæðɚ/
- react/ɹiˈækt/
- reading/ˈɹidɪŋ/
- ready/ˈɹɛdi/
- really/ˈɹɪli/
- reason/ˈɹizən/
- reasons/ˈɹizənz/
- rebel/ˈɹɛbəl/
- rebound/ˈɹiˌbaʊnd/
- rebuke/ɹiˈbjuk/
- recall/ɹɪˈkɔl/
- recap/ˈɹiˌkæp/
- receipt/ɹɪˈsit/
- receive/ɹəˈsiv/
- received/ɹəˈsivd/
- recent/ˈɹisənt/
- record/ˈɹɛkɚd/
- recount/ɹɪˈkaʊnt/
- reduce/ɹəˈdus/
- reduced/ɹəˈdust/
- reference/ˈɹɛfɹəns/
- refine/ɹəˈfaɪn/
- refund/ˈɹiˌfʌnd/
- refuse/ɹɪˈfjuz/
- refute/ɹɪˈfjut/
- regime/ɹəˈʒim/
- region/ˈɹidʒən/
- rehearse/ɹiˈhɝs/
- reject/ɹɪˈdʒɛkt/
- relax/ɹɪˈlæks/
- relay/ˈɹiˌleɪ/
- release/ɹiˈlis/
- released/ɹiˈlist/
- rely/ɹɪˈlaɪ/
- remain/ɹɪˈmeɪn/
- remains/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/
- remote/ɹɪˈmoʊt/
- remove/ɹiˈmuv/
- removed/ɹiˈmuvd/
- renounce/ɹɪˈnaʊns/
- repairs/ɹɪˈpɛɹz/
- repeat/ɹɪˈpit/
- replace/ˌɹiˈpleɪs/
- report/ɹiˈpɔɹt/
- reports/ɹɪˈpɔɹts/
- reprove/ɹɪˈpɹuv/
- rescind/ɹɪˈsɪnd/
- research/ˈɹisɚtʃ/
- reside/ɹɪˈzaɪd/
- resign/ɹɪˈzaɪn/
- resolve/ɹiˈzɑlv/
- resolved/ɹiˈzɑlvd/
- resort/ɹɪˈzɔɹt/
- resource/ˈɹisɔɹs/
- respect/ɹɪˈspɛkt/
- respond/ɹɪˈspɑnd/
- response/ɹɪˈspɑns/
- restore/ɹɪˈstɔɹ/
- restrain/ɹiˈstɹeɪn/
- restrict/ɹiˈstɹɪkt/
- result/ɹɪˈzʌlt/
- results/ɹɪˈzʌlts/
- resume/ɹɪˈzum/
- retail/ˈɹiˌteɪl/
- retain/ɹɪˈteɪn/
- return/ɹɪˈtɝn/
- returned/ɹɪˈtɝnd/
- reveal/ɹɪˈvil/
- reverse/ɹɪˈvɝs/
- review/ˌɹiˈvju/
- revise/ɹɪˈvaɪz/
- rhythm/ˈɹɪðəm/
- rigid/ˈɹɪdʒəd/
- river/ˈɹɪvɚ/
- roadmap/ˈɹoʊdˌmæp/
- robust/ɹoʊˈbʌst/
- roommate/ˈɹuˌmeɪt/
- routine/ɹuˈtin/
- royal/ˈɹɔɪəl/
- running/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/
- rural/ˈɹʊɹəl/
3 syllables · 64 words
- radical/ˈɹædəkəl/
- radio/ˈɹeɪdiˌoʊ/
- rapidly/ˈɹæpədli/
- rarefied/ˈɹɛɹəfaɪd/
- raspberry/ˈɹæzˌbɛɹi/
- ratio/ˈɹeɪʃiˌoʊ/
- rational/ˈɹæʃənəl/
- rationale/ˌɹæʃəˈnæl/
- realtor/ˈɹiəltɚ/
- recently/ˈɹisəntli/
- recipe/ˈɹɛsəpi/
- reclusive/ɹɪˈklusɪv/
- recommend/ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/
- reconcile/ˈɹɛkənˌsaɪl/
- recondite/ˈɹɛkənˌdaɪt/
- recover/ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/
- recruiter/ɹɪˈkɹutɚ/
- recruitment/ɹəˈkɹutmənt/
- recycle/ɹiˈsaɪkəl/
- redundant/ɹɪˈdʌndənt/
- refactor/ɹiˈfæktɚ/
- referral/ɹɪˈfɝəl/
- regarding/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/
- register/ˈɹɛdʒɪstɚ/
- registrar/ˈɹɛdʒɪˌstɹɑɹ/
- regression/ɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/
- regular/ˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/
- regulate/ˈɹɛɡjəˌleɪt/
- reimburse/ˌɹiɪmˈbɝs/
- reinforce/ˌɹiɪnˈfɔɹs/
- relegate/ˈɹɛləˌɡeɪt/
- relevant/ˈɹɛləvənt/
- religious/ɹɪˈlɪdʒəs/
- relinquish/ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
- relocate/ˌɹiˈloʊkeɪt/
- reluctance/ɹɪˈlʌktəns/
- reluctant/ɹɪˈlʌktənt/
- remedy/ˈɹɛmədi/
- remember/ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/
- reminder/ɹiˈmaɪndɚ/
- remittance/ɹiˈmɪtəns/
- rendezvous/ˈɹɑndeɪˌvu/
- renewal/ɹɪˈnuəl/
- renovate/ˈɹɛnəˌveɪt/
- repertoire/ˈɹɛpɚˌtwɑɹ/
- replenish/ɹiˈplɛnɪʃ/
- represent/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt/
- require/ˌɹiˈkwaɪɚ/
- reschedule/ɹiˈskɛdʒul/
- residence/ˈɹɛzɪdəns/
- resilient/ɹɪˈzɪljənt/
- resolute/ˈɹɛzəˌlut/
- resourceful/ɹiˈsɔɹsfəl/
- resources/ˈɹisɔɹsɪz/
- restaurant/ˈɹɛstəɹɑnt/
- restructure/ɹiˈstɹʌktʃɚ/
- retention/ɹiˈtɛnʃən/
- reticent/ˈɹɛtɪsənt/
- revenue/ˈɹɛvəˌnu/
- reverent/ˈɹɛvɚənt/
- revision/ɹiˈvɪʒən/
- rewarding/ɹɪˈwɔɹdɪŋ/
- rhetoric/ˈɹɛtɚɪk/
- rigorous/ˈɹɪɡɚəs/
4 syllables · 33 words
- reality/ˌɹiˈæləˌti/
- reasonable/ˈɹizənəbəl/
- recalcitrant/ɹɪˈkælsɪtɹənt/
- receivable/ɹɪˈsivəbəl/
- recipient/ɹəˈsɪpiənt/
- reciprocal/ɹɪˈsɪpɹəkəl/
- recovery/ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/
- recreation/ˌɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən/
- redoubtable/ɹiˈdaʊtəbəl/
- redundancy/ɹɪˈdʌndənsi/
- refractory/ɹəˈfɹæktɚi/
- registration/ˌɹɛdʒɪˈstɹeɪʃən/
- regularly/ˈɹɛɡjəlɚli/
- regulation/ˌɹɛɡjəˈleɪʃən/
- reimbursement/ˌɹiɪmˈbɝsmənt/
- reiterate/ɹiˈɪtɚˌeɪt/
- relationship/ɹiˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/
- reliable/ɹɪˈlaɪəbəl/
- relocation/ˌɹiˈloʊˈkeɪʃən/
- reluctantly/ɹɪˈlʌktəntli/
- renewable/ɹiˈnuəbəl/
- renovation/ˌɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/
- replication/ˌɹɛpləˈkeɪʃən/
- repudiate/ɹiˈpjudiˌeɪt/
- reputable/ˈɹɛpjətəbəl/
- reputation/ˌɹɛpjəˈteɪʃən/
- requirement/ɹɪˈkwaɪɚmənt/
- reservation/ˌɹɛzɚˈveɪʃən/
- resignation/ˌɹɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/
- resilience/ɹɪˈzɪliəns/
- responsible/ɹiˈspɑnsəbəl/
- retirement/ɹiˈtaɪɚmənt/
- revolution/ˌɹɛvəˈluʃən/
5 syllables · 9 words
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