ɚ
Common English words with this sound
unstressed er (water)
A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.
| Word | GA | RP | Level | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| actor | /ˈæktɚ/ | /ˈæktə/ | A1 | |
| after | /ˈæftɚ/ | /ˈɑːftə/ | A1 | |
| afternoon | /ˌæftɚˈnun/ | /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ | A1 | |
| another | /əˈnʌðɚ/ | /əˈnʌðə/ | A1 | |
| answer | /ˈænsɚ/ | /ˈɑːnsə/ | A1 | |
| better | /ˈbɛɾɚ/ | /ˈbetə/ | A1 | |
| brother | /ˈbrʌðɚ/ | /ˈbrʌðə/ | A1 | |
| burger | /ˈbɝɡɚ/ | /ˈbɜːɡə/ | A1 | |
| butter | /ˈbʌɾɚ/ | /ˈbʌtə/ | A1 | |
| butterfly | /ˈbʌɾɚˌflaɪ/ | /ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ/ | A1 | |
| camera | /ˈkæmɚə/ | /ˈkæmərə/ | A1 | |
| character | /ˈkɛrəktɚ/ | /ˈkærɪktə/ | A1 | |
| clever | /ˈklɛvɚ/ | /ˈklevə/ | A1 | |
| computer | /kəmˈpjuɾɚ/ | /kəmˈpjuːtə/ | A1 | |
| concert | /ˈkɑnsɚt/ | /ˈkɒnsət/ | A1 | |
| conversation | /ˌkɑnvɚˈseɪʃn̩/ | /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən/ | A1 | |
| corner | /ˈkɑrnɚ/ | /ˈkɔːnə/ | A1 | |
| cover | /ˈkʌvɚ/ | /ˈkʌvə/ | A1 | |
| culture | /ˈkʌltʃɚ/ | /ˈkʌltʃə/ | A1 | |
| daughter | /ˈdɑɾɚ/ | /ˈdɔːtə/ | A1 |