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aĀ·bĀ·sĀ·urĀ·d
2
5
bĀ·lĀ·ur
1
3
bĀ·lĀ·urĀ·b
1
4
bĀ·lĀ·urĀ·t
1
4
bĀ·lĀ·urĀ·tĀ·eĀ·d
2
6
bĀ·urĀ·bĀ·lĀ·iĀ·ng
2
6
bĀ·urĀ·dĀ·eĀ·n
2
5
bĀ·urĀ·gĀ·er
2
4
bĀ·urĀ·gĀ·lĀ·ar
2
5
bĀ·urĀ·gĀ·le
2
4
bĀ·urĀ·gĀ·uĀ·nĀ·dĀ·y
3
7
bĀ·urĀ·lĀ·aĀ·p
2
5
bĀ·urĀ·lĀ·y
2
4
bĀ·urĀ·n
1
3
bĀ·urĀ·nĀ·er
2
4
bĀ·urĀ·nĀ·iĀ·ng
2
5
bĀ·urĀ·p
1
3
bĀ·urĀ·sĀ·t
1
4
bĀ·urĀ·sĀ·tĀ·iĀ·ng
2
6
chĀ·urĀ·ch
1
3
chĀ·urĀ·n
1
3
chĀ·urĀ·nĀ·iĀ·ng
2
5
cĀ·urĀ·b
1
3
cĀ·urĀ·d
1
3
cĀ·urĀ·dĀ·le
2
4
cĀ·urĀ·fĀ·ew
2
4
cĀ·urĀ·l
1
3
cĀ·urĀ·lĀ·iĀ·ng
2
5
cĀ·urĀ·lĀ·y
2
4
cĀ·urĀ·se
1
3
cĀ·urĀ·sĀ·er
2
4
cĀ·urĀ·sĀ·iĀ·ng
2
5
cĀ·urĀ·sĀ·iĀ·ve
2
5
cĀ·urĀ·tĀ·aiĀ·n
2
5
cĀ·urĀ·tĀ·sĀ·ey
2
5
cĀ·urĀ·ve
1
3
cĀ·urĀ·vĀ·y
2
4
dĀ·iĀ·sĀ·tĀ·urĀ·b
2
6
fĀ·ur
1
2
fĀ·urĀ·nĀ·aĀ·ce
2
5
fĀ·urĀ·thĀ·er
2
4
fĀ·urĀ·tĀ·iĀ·ve
2
5
gĀ·urĀ·gĀ·le
2
4
hĀ·urĀ·dĀ·le
2
4
hĀ·urĀ·l
1
3
hĀ·urĀ·t
1
3
lĀ·urĀ·ch
1
3
lĀ·urĀ·k
1
3
lĀ·urĀ·kĀ·er
2
4
mĀ·urĀ·dĀ·er
2
4
mĀ·urĀ·kĀ·y
2
4
mĀ·urĀ·mĀ·ur
2
4
nĀ·oĀ·cĀ·tĀ·urĀ·nĀ·aĀ·l
3
8
nĀ·urĀ·se
1
3
nĀ·urĀ·sĀ·erĀ·y
3
5
nĀ·urĀ·tĀ·ure
2
4
oĀ·ccĀ·ur
2
3
ouĀ·tĀ·bĀ·urĀ·sĀ·t
2
6
oĀ·vĀ·erĀ·tĀ·urĀ·n
3
6
pĀ·urĀ·pĀ·le
2
4
pĀ·urĀ·se
1
3
sĀ·lĀ·ur
1
3
sĀ·lĀ·urĀ·p
1
4
sĀ·pĀ·urĀ·t
1
4
sĀ·urĀ·f
1
3
sĀ·urĀ·fĀ·aĀ·ce
2
5
sĀ·urĀ·gĀ·erĀ·y
3
5
tĀ·urĀ·f
1
3
tĀ·urĀ·kĀ·ey
2
4
tĀ·urĀ·mĀ·oiĀ·l
2
5
tĀ·urĀ·n
1
3
tĀ·urĀ·nĀ·iĀ·p
2
5
tĀ·urĀ·tĀ·le
2
4
urĀ·ge
1
2
urĀ·n
1
2
wĀ·iĀ·nĀ·dĀ·sĀ·urĀ·fĀ·er
3
8

ER Sound Words

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

R-Controlled ER at a glance:

  • Words with er sound include verb, mermaid, her
  • Words with or sound include word, worse, worthy
  • Words with ur sound include urn, purple, blur
  • Words with ir sound include bird, girl, stir

Spelling Frequencies:

  • er - 72% (includes words with ā€˜er’ schwa at the end of the word)
  • or - 12% (includes words with ā€˜or’ schwa at the end of the word)
  • ur - 8%
  • ir - 4%

Rare Spelling Patterns:

  • ear (learn)
  • our (journey)

Common Spelling Generalisations or Patterns:

  • ur is used at the beginning, middle or end of a word e.g. urn, surf, fur
  • ir is mostly used in the middle of words e.g. bird, firm, squirt, thirsty
  • or is mostly used in the middle of words and usually comes after a ā€˜w’ e.g. word, work, worth
  • er is mostly used in the middle or end of words e.g. term, perch, her
  • er usually makes a schwa sound at the end of words e.g. mother, doctor
  • ā€˜er’ can be a suffix e.g. faster, farmer, louder