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| R r | |||
| Usage | |||
| Writing system | Latin script | ||
| Type | Alphabetic | ||
| Language of origin | Latin language | ||
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| Unicode codepoint | U+0052, U+0072 | ||
| Alphabetical position | 18 | ||
| History | |||
| Development |
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| Time period | from c. 50 AD | ||
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| Writing direction | Left-to-Right | ||
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| ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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R, or r, is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ar (pronounced /ˈɑːr/), plural ars,[1] or in Ireland or /ˈɔːr/.[2]
The letter ⟨r⟩ is the eighth most common letter in English and the fourth-most common consonant, after ⟨t⟩, ⟨n⟩, and ⟨s⟩.[3]
- ^ "R", Oxford English Dictionary 2nd edition (1989); "ar", op. cit
- ^ Krömerová, Alena. Analysis of contemporary Irish dialects (PDF) (Thesis). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ "Frequency Table". Math.cornell.edu. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.