Are there any words in Spanish that begin with 'rr'?
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Are there any words in Spanish that begin with 'rr'?
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updated Sep 1, 2011
posted by monicamusgrave
¡Bienvenida al foro! Welcome to the forum! - 0074b507, Aug 31, 2011
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None that I'm aware of. Not in the dictionary here or in my paper dictionaries. One reason is that it is unnecessary. The initial R in a word is pronounced the same as the RR in the middle of the word. It would be redundant.
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updated Sep 1, 2011
edited by KevinB
posted by KevinB
the same Kevin? although you do trill it a bit at the beginning I had thought it wasn't quite so pronounced as the 'rr' and native speakers have confirmed this a few times over on the audio threads. Have you read this somewhere? - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 31, 2011
I've heard some very frilly initial R's. But the announcers on Mexican television tend to be a little over the top, anyway - KevinB, Aug 31, 2011
RRedundant, you say? jeje - cristalino, Aug 31, 2011
Hmm, I see no difference in the initial R and the RR sound. - gintar77, Sep 1, 2011
Gintar, perhaps it is regional, but I as well, hear no difference. - territurtle, Sep 1, 2011
