Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

'r

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.35 in modern English

Syllables: 'r
IPA

1

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

Alternative form of or, representing an unstressed pronunciation.

Informal

Example Sentences

"1967-1969, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure One big tuffie stood there actin like Joe Coolie ’r sumthin."

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does 'r mean?: Alternative form of or, representing an unstressed pronunciation.

How to pronounce 'r

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