Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rr

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
rr
IPA
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
1
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of railroad.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of road race.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of rear, where brevity is desired.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of right rear, a location in a square or rectangular layout such as the tires on an automobile or the heating elements on a stovetop.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Rolls-Royce.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of reverse racism.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of real reality.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of relative risk.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

RRs (plural) R.R. (alternative)

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Questions

What does rr mean?
Initialism of railroad.

How to pronounce rr

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