ɾ
Common English words with this sound
flap / tap
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity | /ækˈtɪvəɾi/ | /ækˈtɪvəti/ | A1 | |
| anybody | /ˈɛniˌbɑɾi/ | /ˈenibədi/ | A1 | |
| article | /ˈɑrɾəkl̩/ | /ˈɑːtɪkl̩/ | A1 | |
| autumn | /ˈɑɾəm/ | /ˈɔːtəm/ | A1 | |
| beautiful | /ˈbjuɾəfəl/ | /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ | A1 | |
| better | /ˈbɛɾɚ/ | /ˈbetə/ | A1 | |
| body | /ˈbɑɾi/ | /ˈbɒdi/ | A1 | |
| bottle | /ˈbɑɾl̩/ | /ˈbɒtl̩/ | A1 | |
| bottom | /ˈbɑɾəm/ | /ˈbɒtəm/ | A1 | |
| butter | /ˈbʌɾɚ/ | /ˈbʌtə/ | A1 | |
| butterfly | /ˈbʌɾɚˌflaɪ/ | /ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ/ | A1 | |
| city | /ˈsɪɾi/ | /ˈsɪti/ | A1 | |
| computer | /kəmˈpjuɾɚ/ | /kəmˈpjuːtə/ | A1 | |
| daddy | /ˈdæɾi/ | /ˈdædi/ | A1 | |
| daughter | /ˈdɑɾɚ/ | /ˈdɔːtə/ | A1 | |
| dirty | /ˈdɝɾi/ | /ˈdɜːti/ | A1 | |
| eighty | /ˈeɪɾi/ | /ˈeɪti/ | A1 | |
| excited | /ɪkˈsaɪɾɪd/ | /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ | A1 | |
| exciting | /ɪkˈsaɪɾɪŋ/ | /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ | A1 | |
| forty | /ˈfɑrɾi/ | /ˈfɔːti/ | A1 |