erre
The Portuguese word erre is the name of the letter r.
Did you know?
- While erre refers to the letter, the pronunciation of the sound changes drastically depending on whether it is at the start of a word or between vowels.
- The word erre comes from Old Galician-Portuguese.
- The name erre is used in the alphabet, but in common speech, the sound it makes is often described as r forte or r fraco.
Example conversation
Lucas and Juliana are studying a spelling list.
- LucasComo se escreve essa palavra?How do you spell this word?
- JulianaEla começa com a letra erre.It starts with the letter r.
- LucasAh, entendi. E a próxima?Ah, I see. And the next one?
- JulianaEssa termina com erre também.This one ends with r too.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries erre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
