Rules of the letters R - RR

The letter R when is written simply has a soft sound, as in the words:cara, pera or mira. When you type double, RR, it has a strong sound like in the words barro, cerro or perro.

The difficulty of this letter is that sometimes it is written simply, R, but it has a strong sound like in the words risa or alrededor.

Let's see some rules that will help us know when we should write with R o RR.

Rules of Words that are written with R

Nº. 1

At the end of a word. In these cases it has a soft sound

sentir, saber, intuir o confiar.

Nº. 2

In the middle of a word, with soft sound.

mirada, barba, sarten, calendario or marco.

Nº. 3

After the consonants B, C, D, F, G, P and T with soft sound.

brillo, criado, dromedario, frágil, grillo, prueba or tronco.

Nº. 4

At the beginning of the word. In these cases it has a strong sound.

rama, remedio, ritual, rodamiento or rumiante.

Nº. 5

After the consonants L, N and S , it has a strong sound.

alrededor, honradez or israelita.

Nº. 6

After the prefix sub, also has a strong sound.

subrayado or subrogación.

Rules of Words that are written with RR

Nº. 1

The letter RR is written in the strong sounds that go between vowels.

arroyo, arriba, barreño, carrera, desarrollo or parrilla.

Nº. 2

The negation prefix in becomes ir when it goes in front of r.

irreal (no real) or irrealizable (no realizable).

Nº. 3

In compound words whose first element ends in vowel and the second begins with r.

pelirrojo or pararrayos.

Excepciones:

when the two terms of the compound are separated by a hyphen as in greco-romano.


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