Words starting with R (Page 1 of 2)

300 words, each linking to its full pronunciation page — casual-American respell, IPA, audio, and the connected-speech rules at play.

rabbit RA-buht
race RAYS
races RAY-suhz
rach RACH
rachel RAY-chuhl
racial RAY-shuhl
rack RAK
racket RA-kuht
radiated RAY-dee-ay-tuhd
radiation ray-dee-AY-shuhn
radio RAY-dee-oh
rage RAYJ
ragged RA-guhd
rain RAYN
rained RAYND
rainforest RAYN-for-uhst
raining RAY-nuhng
rains RAYNZ
rainstorm RAYN-storm
rainwater RAYN-wah-ter
rainy RAY-nee
raise RAYZ
raised RAYZD
raises RAY-zuhz
ran RAN
ranch RANCH
random RAN-duhm
rang RANG
range RAYNJ
ranging RAYN-juhng
rapid RA-puhd
rapidly RA-puhd-lee
rare RAIR
rarely RAIR-lee
rate RAYT
rates RAYTS
rather RA-dher
rave RAYV
raw RAH
rays RAYZ
reach REECH
reached REECHT
reaching REE-chuhng
react ree-AKT
reaction ree-AK-shuhn
reactions ree-AK-shuhnz
read REHD
reader REE-der
readers REE-derz
reading REE-duhng
reads REEDZ
ready REH-dee
real REE-uhl
realistic ree-uh-LIH-stuhk
reality ree-A-luh-tee
realize REE-uh-lahyz
really REE-lee
rear REER
rearranged ree-uh-RAYNJD
reason REE-zuhn
reasonable REE-zuh-nuh-buhl
reasons REE-zuhnz
rebel ruh-BEHL
rebuild ree-BIHLD
recall REE-kahl
recalled ruh-KAHLD
recap REE-kap
receipt ruh-SEET
receive ruh-SEEV
received ruh-SEEVD
recent REE-suhnt
recently REE-suhnt-lee
reception ruh-SEHP-shuhn
recession ruh-SEH-shuhn
recessive ruh-SEH-suhv
recipe REH-suh-pee
recipes REH-suh-peez
recipients ruh-SIH-pee-uhnts
recited ruh-SAHY-tuhd
recognized REH-kuhg-nahyzd
recommend reh-kuh-MEHND
recommendation reh-kuh-muhn-DAY-shuhn
recommendations reh-kuh-mehn-DAY-shuhnz
recommended reh-kuh-MEHN-duhd
reconciliation reh-kuhn-sih-lee-AY-shuhn
reconvene ree-kuhn-VEEN
record ruh-KORD
recorded ruh-KOR-duhd
records REH-kerdz
recover ruh-KUH-ver
recovered ruh-KUH-verd
recovery ruh-KUH-vuh-ree
recreational reh-kree-AY-shuh-nuhl
recruits ruh-KROOTS
recycled ree-SAHY-kuhld
recycling ree-SAHY-kluhng
red REHD
redemption rih-DEHMP-shuhn
reduce ruh-DOOS
reduced ruh-DOOST
reducing ruh-DOO-suhng
reef REEF
reel REEL
reelection ree-uh-LEHK-shuhn
refer ruh-FUR
referee reh-fuh-REE
referee's reh-fuh-REEZ
reference REH-fruhns
references REH-fruhn-suhz
referendum reh-fuh-REHN-duhm
referred ruh-FURD
refers rih-FURZ
refill ree-FIHL
refinanced ree-FAHY-nanst
refinished ree-FIH-nuhsht
reflects ruh-FLEHKTS
reform ruh-FORM
refrigerator ruh-FRIH-juh-ray-ter
refugee reh-fyoo-JEE
refugees REH-fyoo-JEEZ
refund ree-FUHND
refuse ruh-FYOOZ
refused ruh-FYOOZD
regain ree-GAYN
regarding ruh-GAR-duhng
region REE-juhn
regional REE-juh-nuhl
regions REE-juhnz
register REH-juh-ster
registered REH-juh-sterd
registration reh-juh-STRAY-shuhn
regret ruh-GREHT
regular REH-gyuh-ler
regularly REH-gyuh-ler-lee
regulation rehg-yuh-LAY-shuhn
regulations rehg-yuh-LAY-shuhnz
rehabilitation ree-huh-bih-luh-TAY-shuhn
rehearses ruh-HUR-suhz
rehearsing ruh-HUR-suhng
reinforce ree-ihn-FORS
rejection ruh-JEHK-shuhn
relations ruh-LAY-shuhnz
relationship ree-LAY-shuhn-shihp
relationships ruh-LAY-shuhn-shihps
relativity reh-luh-TIH-vuh-tee
relax ruh-LAKS
relaxing ruh-LAK-suhng
relay REE-lay
release ruh-LEES
released ruh-LEEST
releasing ree-LEE-suhng
relevant REH-luh-vuhnt
relief ruh-LEEF
relies ruh-LAHYZ
relieved ruh-LEEVD
religion ruh-LIH-juhn
remain ruh-MAYN
remained ruh-MAYND
remains ruh-MAYNZ
remarkable ruh-MAR-kuh-buhl
remember ruh-MEHM-ber
remembered ruh-MEHM-berd
remembering ruh-MEHM-ber-uhng
remembers ruh-MEHM-berz
remorseful ruh-MORS-fuhl
remote ruh-MOHT
remove ruh-MOOV
removed ruh-MOOVD
renewable ruh-NOO-uh-buhl
renewal ruh-NOO-uhl
renewed ruh-NOOD
renovate REH-nuh-vayt
renovation reh-nuh-VAY-shuhn
renovations reh-nuh-VAY-shuhnz
rent REHNT
rented REHN-tuhd
repair ruh-PAIR
repaired ruh-PAIRD
repairman ruh-PAIR-man
repaved ree-PAYVD
repeat ruh-PEET
repel ruh-PEHL
repetition reh-puh-TIH-shuhn
repetitive ruh-PEH-tuh-tuhv
replace ruh-PLAYS
replaced ruh-PLAYST
replay REE-play
replenished ruh-PLEH-nuhsht
replicate REH-pluh-kayt
replicated REH-pluh-kay-tuhd
reply ruh-PLAHY
report ruh-PORT
reported ruh-POR-tuhd
reporter ruh-POR-ter
representatives reh-pruh-ZEHN-tuh-tuhvz
reproduction ree-pruh-DUHK-shuhn
reputation rehp-yuh-TAY-shuhn
request ruh-KWEHST
requested ruh-KWEH-stuhd
require ruh-KWAHY-er
required ruh-KWAHY-erd
requirements ruh-KWAHY-er-muhnts
requires ruh-KWAHYRZ
rereading ree-REE-duhng
reschedule ree-SKEH-juhl
rescheduled ree-SKEH-juhld
rescue REH-skyoo
research REE-surch
researchers REE-sur-cherz
researching ruh-SUR-chuhng
reserve ruh-ZURV
residence REH-zuh-duhns
residents REH-zuh-duhnts
resigned ruh-ZAHYND
resilience ruh-ZIHL-yuhns
resilient ruh-ZIHL-yuhnt
resistance ruh-ZIH-stuhns
resolution reh-zuh-LOO-shuhn
resolved ruh-ZAHLVD
resonate REH-zuh-nayt
resort ruh-ZORT
resources REE-sor-suhz
respect ruh-SPEHKT
respectfully ruh-SPEHKT-fuh-lee
respects ruh-SPEHKTS
response ruh-SPAHNS
responsibilities ruh-spahn-suh-BIH-luh-teez
responsibility ruh-spahn-suh-BIH-luh-tee
responsible ruh-SPAHN-suh-buhl
rest REHST
restaurant REH-stuh-rahnt
rested REH-stuhd
restitution rehs-tuh-TOO-shuhn
restless REHST-luhs
restoration reh-stuh-RAY-shuhn
restore ruh-STOR
restored ruh-STORD
restores ruh-STORZ
restraining ruh-STRAY-nuhng
restrung ree-STRUHNG
rests REHSTS
result ruh-ZUHLT
resulted ruh-ZUHL-tuhd
results ruh-ZUHLTS
resume ruh-ZOOM
retail REE-tayl
retain ruh-TAYN
retake REE-tayk
retaliation ruh-ta-lee-AY-shuhn
retention ruh-TEHN-shuhn
retired ruh-TAHYRD
retirement ruh-TAHY-er-muhnt
retreat ruh-TREET
return ruh-TURN
returned ruh-TURND
reusable ree-YOO-zuh-buhl
reveal ruh-VEEL
revealed ruh-VEELD
revenue REH-vuh-noo
review ruh-VYOO
reviewed ree-VYOOD
reviews ruh-VYOOZ
revise ruh-VAHYZ
revised ruh-VAHYZD
revision ruh-VIH-zhuhn
revolutionary reh-vuh-LOO-shuh-nair-ee
revolutionized reh-vuh-LOO-shuh-nahyzd
revolves ruh-VAHLVZ
rewarded ruh-WOR-duhd
rewired ree-WAHY-erd
rewrote ree-ROHT
rhythm RIH-dhuhm
rib RIHB
rich rihch
richard RIH-cherd
ride RAHYD
rides RAHYDZ
riding RAHY-duhng
right RAHYT
rights RAHYTS
rigorous RIH-ger-uhs
ring RIHNG
ringing RIHNG-uhng
rip RIHP
rise RAHYZ
rises RAHY-zuhz
rising RAHY-zuhng
risk RIHSK
risks RIHSKS
risotto rih-ZAH-toh
rival RAHY-vuhl
river RIH-ver
road ROHD
roadblocks ROHD-blahks
roads ROHDZ
roar ROR
roasted ROH-stuhd
robbery RAH-buh-ree
robo ROH-boh
robot ROH-baht