Minimal pair · Brazilian Portuguese
Portuguese /ɾ/ vs /ʁ/Intervocalic tap and strong r
Learn to hear the difference between ɾ and ʁ in Portuguese words.
Practice these sounds/ɾ/
A single tap
One brief tongue contact between vowels, as in the first set of Spanish words.
As incaro
/ʁ/
The French r category
The metropolitan French rhotic is written /ʁ/ here. Listen to the recorded word beginning.
As incarro
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR
A small change.
A different word.
Learn to hear the difference between ɾ and ʁ in Portuguese words.
Listen for the target sound in each word.
Sound examples
Tap to hear each wordcaro
/ˈkaɾu/expensivecoro
/ˈkoɾu/choirfera
/ˈfɛɾa/wild beastpera
/ˈpeɾa/pearmuro
/ˈmuɾu/wallcarro
/ˈkaʁu/carcorro
/ˈkoʁu/I runbarro
/ˈbaʁu/mudferro
/ˈfɛʁu/ironjarra
/ˈʒaʁa/pitcher10 words. Words stay hidden during practice unless you choose to reveal them.