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R T D Er ɾ Alveolar Flap Flapped

Symbol ɾ
Name Alveolar Flap
Notes "Flapped R". American English t and d are pronounced this way typically between vowels, when the first vowel is stressed: kitty, atom, leader, liter, ladder. This is the sound of Spanish single r when it is not at the beginning of a syllable: pero, bruto, dar.
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