SPELLING 'R' AND 'RR'

1. The consonant <r> sounds /r/ (soft) in the following cases:

- between vowels

cara, Pere, perill, etc.

- in final position (just in certain one-syllable words)

por, mar, etc.

- in final position it is usually soundless, though (especially in verbs)

saber, plorar, menjar etc.

- when it comes together with another consonant

prenc, article, etc.

2. The consonant <r> sounds strong /rr/ at the beginning of a word:

roig, rebre, etc.

3. The digraph <rr> sounds /rr/ between vowels (it is only used in this position)

carro, córrer, sorra, etc.