Pronunciation of "ratón"

Question

Hello!

I'm wondering about the correct pronunciation of "raton". On the spanishdict website, there's a pronunciation option, and there's more of a trill at the beginning than I expected. I thought it should be less of of trill. Or is this pronunciation right on?

Thanks! Carolyn

Thank you all for your quick replies - very helpful! - carolynmerriman, Feb 16, 2010

Answer 1

I think the site bot does a pretty good job of it. When a single letter R is at the beginning of a word, one necessarily gives it more of a trill than when it is in the middle.

Answer 2

I think "ratón" is very well pronounced...here

You also can hear another pronunciation...here

I trust Carlos more than I trust those bots anyway! - Goyo, Feb 16, 2010

Answer 3

When the r appears at the beginning of a word it is trilled just like the rr

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