The pronunciation of the Spanish letter RR can be difficult for students. It is the same sound as the R (see R page), but twice as long.

Note that when R is at the beginning of a word, it is pronounced like RR.

In Spanish, RR is considered a single letter. It's very important to be aware of this when looking something up in a Spanish dictionary. When words have RR in the middle, they will be after words with R + any other letter. For example, carro is located after cartel.

Please note that this explanation is only a guideline for the Spanish that I know, which is Castilian Spanish. There are many regional variations in Spanish pronunciation.

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