Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

linking r

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: link-ing r
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An "r" that is pronounced only because it is closely followed by another morpheme beginning with a vowel sound, as in water ice, in non-rhotic varieties of English.

Inflected Forms

linking rs (plural)

Phrases

intrusive r

Frequently Paired Words

intrusive r

Questions

What does linking r mean?: An "r" that is pronounced only because it is closely followed by another morpheme beginning with a vowel sound, as in water ice, in non-rhotic varieties of English.

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