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September 4, 2020 by Ashley Reid Learning Strategies, Spanish Vocabulary 0 comments

Roll With It: Spanish Spelling Words with RR and R

R is the most notorious letter in the Spanish language.

For some, tongue rolling comes naturally while for others (both native and non-native speakers) it takes years to master. It’s crucial to practice the letter as much as possible for improved Spanish pronunciation. One of the best ways to do so is with Spanish spelling words, and we’re providing a ton of them here for you!

Spanish Spelling Words: Letters R and RR

The first step in learning the Spanish R is rolling your tongue. However, there is more to the R pronunciation than just trilling. There are actually two different ways to say this letter.

Soft R

  • When there is a single R in the middle of the word, it is pronounced with a light trill or a small flight of the tongue.

Hard R

  • The hard R is pronounced with a strong trill and is what most people think of with a Spanish accent. The hard R is used with:
    • A single R at the beginning of a word
    • A single R at the end of a word
    • An RR in the middle of the word. 

For our Spanish spelling words today, we will be focusing on the hard R pronunciation at the beginning of a word and as an RR. Note that Spanish words never start with a RR; it is only found in the middle of words. 

Spanish spelling words

Spanish Spelling Words that Start with R

To make the most of the following Spanish spelling lists, practice them as much as you can. Start with just a couple words and write them on a post-it note or a whiteboard. Constantly seeing the words you are trying to master will help you commit them to long-term memory. 

Also, don’t be afraid to practice spelling the words in Spanish out loud. It may seem weird at first to spell words to yourself, but it is a great way to practice outside of Spanish class. If you are using these lists with your kids or friends, quiz each other on your spelling. 

Try to always spell the following words in Spanish. Whether you say the letters out loud or in your head, it’s important to use the Spanish letter pronunciations to prepare yourself for when you are asked to spell something in Spanish. (It happens more often than you think, especially with names!) To get you started, here the pronunciations of the letters that appear most often in the lists below:

R: air-ray

A: ah

E: ay

I: ee

O: oh

U: oo

For the RR, you can either say air-ray air-ray or doble air-ray (double R).

RA- Words

SpanishEnglishPronunciation
4-letter Words
La raízRootrah-eez
La ramaBranchrah-mah
RaroWeirdrah-roh
La rataRatrah-tah
La rayaStriperah-yah
La razaRace (ethinic group or breed)rah-sah
5-letter Words
El radioRadiorah-dyoh
La rampaRamprahm-pah
El rangoRange, rankrahn-goh
El ratónMouserah-tohn
La razónReasonrah-sohn
6-letter Words
RascarTo scratchrahs-cahr
RasgarTo tearrahs-gahr
7-letter Words
RadicalRadicalrah-dee-kahl
La rapidezSpeedrah-pee-dayz
RasurarTo shaverah-soor-ahr
RazonarTo reason, rationalizerah-sohn-ahr
8-letter Words
RacionalRationalrah-syohn-ahl

RE- Words

SpanishEnglishPronunciation
3-letter Words
La redNetwork, netrehd
La resBeefrays
El reyKingray
4-letter Words
RealReal, royalray-ahl
ReírTo laughray-eer
El renoReindeerray-noh
El retoChallengeray-toh
5-letter Words
RectoStraightrayk-toh
RegarTo waterray-gahr
La reinaQueenray-nah
El reinoKingdomray-noh
El restoRest, remainderrays-toh
6-letter Words
La rebajaDiscountray-bah-hah
El rebañoFlockray-bah-nyoh
El recesoRecessray-say-soh
La recetaReciperay-say-tah
El reciboReceiptray-see-boh
El regaloGiftray-gah-loh
La regiónRegionray-hee-ohn
RendirTo give uprehn-deer
El repasoReviewray-pah-soh
ReunirTo gatherray-oo-neer
7-letter Words
ReabrirTo reopenray-ah-breer
RebeldeRebelliousray-behl-day
La recargoSurchargeray-cahr-goh
El rechazoRejectionray-chah-soh
RecibirTo receiveray-see-beer
RecogerTo pick upray-koh-hair
ReducirTo reduceray-doo-seer
ReferirTo referray-fair-eer
El refugioRefuge, shelterray-foo-hee-yoh
RegañarTo scoldray-gahn-yahr
El rellenoFillingray-yay-noh
RemoverTo removeray-moh-bair
RepararTo repairray-pahr-ahr
RepasarTo reviewray-pah-sahr
El repolloCabbageray-poh-yoh
El respiroBreathray-speer-oh
ResumirTo resumeray-soo-meer
El retrasoDelayray-trah-soh
El retratoPortraitray-trah-toh
La reuniónMeetingray-oon-yohn
RevisarTo review, reviseray-bee-sahr
8-letter Words
La reacciónReactionray-ahk-see-yohn
La realidadRealityray-ahl-ee-dahd
La rebeliónRebellionray-behl-ee-yohn
RechazarTo rejectray-chah-sahr
ReciclarTo recycleray-see-clahr
RecordarTo rememberray-cohr-dahr
El registroRecordray-hee-stroh
RegresarTo returnray-gray-sahr
La religiónReligionray-lee-hee-ohn
RescatarTo rescueray-skah-tahr
ResolverTo resolveray-sohl-bair
RespetarTo respectray-spay-tahr

RI- Words

SpanishEnglishPronunciation
3-letter Words
El ríoRiverree-oh
4-letter Words
RicoRichree-koh
La risaLaughree-sah
El ritoRite, ritualree-toh
5-letter Words
El ritmoRythmreet-moh
El riñónKidneyreen-yohn
6-letter Words
El riesgoRiskree-ays-goh
El rincónCornerreen-cohn
El ritualRitualree-too-ahl
RizadoCurlyree-sah-doh
7-letter Words
La riquezaWealthree-kay-sah
RisueñoCheerfulree-sway-nyoh
7-letter Words
RidículoRidiculousree-dee-kooh-loh
RiesgosoDangerousree-ays-goh-soh

RO- Words

SpanishEnglishPronunciation
3-letter Words
El rolRolerohl
4-letter Words
La rocaRockroh-kah
RojoRedroh-hoh
La rosaRoseroh-sah
La ropaClothesroh-pah
RotoBrokenroh-toh
5-letter Words
RobarTo stealroh-bahr
RogarTo begroh-gahr
6-letter Words
RodearTo surroundroh-day-ahr
El romeroRosemaryroh-mair-oh
RoncarTo snorerohn-kahr
RosadoPinkroh-sah-doh
7-letter Words
La rodillaKneeroh-dee-yah
8-letter Words
El ronroneoPurrrohn-rohn-ay-oh
La rotaciónRotationroh-tah-see-ohn

RU- Words

SpanishEnglishPronunciation
4-letter Words
RusoRussianroo-soh
La rutaRouteroo-tah
5-letter Words
RubioBlonderoo-byoh
La ruedaWheelrway-dah
El ruidoNoiserwee-doh
La ruinaRuinrwee-nah
El rumorRumorroo-mohr
RuralRuralroor-ahl
6-letter Words
El rugidoRoarroo-hee-doh
La rutinaRoutineroo-teen-ah
7-letter Words
RuidosoNoisyrwee-doh-soh

Spanish Spelling Words that Contain RR

SpanishEnglishPronunciation
4-letter Words
La erreRair-ray
5-letter Words
El arrozRiceahr-rohs
La barraBar, railbahr-rah
El burroDonkeyboor-roh
El carroCarcahr-roh
El errorErrorair-rohr
La garraClawgahr-rah
La gorraHatgohr-rah
El jarroJug hahr-roh
El perroDogpair-roh
La torreTowertohr-ray
El zorroFoxsohr-roh
6-letter Words
El ahorroSavingsah-ohr-roh
ArribaUpahr-ree-bah
El arroyoStreamahr-roh-yoh
El barrioNeighborhoodbahr-ryoh
BorrarTo erasebohr-rahr
CerrarTo closesair-rahr
El correoMailcohr-ray-oh
CorrerTo runcohr-rair
La guerraWargair-rah
El hierroIronyair-roh
HorrorHorrorohr-rohr
MarrónBrownmahr-rohn
La tierraLandtyair-rah
7-letter Words
AburrirTo boreah-boor-reer
AferrarTo graspah-fair-ahr
AgarrarTo grabah-gahr-rahr
BorrosoBlurrybohr-roh-soh
El burritoBurritoboor-ree-toh
La carreraRace, career, major, roadcahr-rair-ah
La carretaCartcahr-ray-tah
El cigarroCigarsee-gahr-roh
El derrameStroke, spilldair-rah-may
IrritarTo irritateeer-ree-tahr
OcurrirTo occur, to happenoh-coor-reer
La pizarraChalkboardpee-sahr-rah
El socorroHelpsoh-kohr-roh
La terrazaRoof, terracetair-rah-sah
7-letter Words
AburridoBoredah-boor-ree-doh
ArrancarTo pull out ahr-rahn-kahr
ArreglarTo fix, to mendahr-ray-glahr
ArruinarTo ruinahr-roo-een-ahr
El barrancoRavinebahr-rahn-koh
El borradorEraserbohr-rah-dohr
El cachorroPuppykah-chohr-roh
CorrectoCorrectkohr-rayk-toh
CorregirTo correctkohr-ray-heer
CorruptoCorruptkohr-roop-toh
DerretirTo meltdair-ray-teer
EncerrarTo encloseain-sair-rahr
HorribleHorribleohr-ree-blay
El narradorNarratornahr-rah-dohr
SusurrarTo whispersoo-soor-rahr
TerribleTerribletair-ree-blay
El torrenteTorrenttohr-rain-tay
El zorrilloSkunksohr-ree-yoh

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Spelling in Spanish Leads to Fluency

Spelling may seem like something just for elementary students or spelling bee champs. However, ortografía is an essential step to great writing and reading skills. This is especially true in a foreign language like Spanish, which has many cognates and false cognates. 

If you are worried about using these Spanish spelling words with the letter R, don’t stress yourself out. You do not have to be able to roll your Rs to master spelling with the R and RR. Quite the contrary, this is a great way to practice those tricky Rs!

Teaching Tips

If you want to use the spelling lists with your Spanish students or children, try these following ideas to make the learning process fun!

  • With preschoolers and lower elementary students, you can incorporate interactive crafts. Print out some coloring worksheets, trace words in sand, spell out words with letter blocks or magnets, and label objects around the house that start with R in Spanish.
  • For older students (and adults!) try some simple word games. Get out the family Scrabble game and play it in Spanish, or create an informal game with just a pencil and paper. If you’re feeling ambitious, try making your own crossword with Spanish R and RR words. 
  • Make up some fun songs, raps, or cheers with key Spanish vocabulary and have the children spell out some of the R words in Spanish. 
  • Create a friendly competition by posting a short spelling list and seeing how many words your kids or students can memorize by the end of the week. Give them some extra incentive with a point chart or small prizes.
  • Of course, you can always host a Spanish spelling bee! Feel free to combine words from our other Spanish spelling lists to up the difficulty.

Learn how to roll your ‘Rs’ in Spanish with this youtube video!

Don’t wait any longer! Master the Spanish R and RR today. Move through the spelling lists at your own pace, and you will soon become a Spanish spelling master! ¡Repasa las palabras con R y RR!

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I have a B.A. in Linguistics and a passion for Spanish. I've lived in Latin America for almost a decade. I'm a freelance writer and ESL teacher, as well as a loving mom and wife. In my free time, I dabble in art and music.
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