AIR Sound Words

Please note: some r-controlled vowel sound generalisations may vary based on accent/dialect. Wordabase has been formed from the perspective of an Australian accent.

R-Controlled AIR at a glance:

• Words with ar sound include parent, scary, vary
• Words with are sound include bare, care, share
• Words with air sound include hairy, chair, stair
• Words with ere sound include there, where
• Words with ear sound include bear, pear, wear

Spelling Frequencies:

• ar – 31%
• are – 25%
• air – 23%
• ere – 15%
• ear – 6%

Rare Spelling Patterns:

• aer (aerate)
• aire (millionaire)
• eir (their)

Common Spelling Generalisations or Patterns:

• ar is typically used in the middle of words e.g. dictionary, January, scarce
• are is typically used at the end of words e.g. care, square
• air is found at the beginning, middle or end of words e.g. air, hairy, fair
• ere is typically used at end of a word e.g. there, where
• ear is typically used at end of a word e.g. bear, swear, pear