R
| R | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| R r | |||
| Usage | |||
| Writing system | Latin script | ||
| Type | Alphabetic | ||
| Language of origin | Latin language | ||
| Sound values | |||
| In Unicode | U+0052, U+0072 | ||
| Alphabetical position | 18 | ||
| History | |||
| Development |
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| Time period | c. 50 CE to present | ||
| Descendants | |||
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| Other | |||
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| Writing direction | Left-to-right | ||
| ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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| AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz |
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]
The letter ⟨r⟩ is the eighth most common letter in English and the fourth-most common consonant, after ⟨t⟩, ⟨n⟩, and ⟨s⟩.[2]
- ^ "R", Oxford English Dictionary 2nd edition (1989); "ar", op. cit
- ^ "Frequency Table". Math.cornell.edu. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.