arr
/ɑɹː/noun, interjection, verb
arr is spelled A-R-R: 3 letters. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arr means “Abbreviation of arrival” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arr is arrs or arrs..
How many letters and syllables are in arr?
| Letters | 3: A-R-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is arr?
Arr appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce arr?
- UK /ɑː(ɹ)/
- US /ɑɹː/
- US [ɑ̝̹ɹ̝ː]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-arr.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with arr
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: ar.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with arr?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as arr from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of arr
- arr.
- arrs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- ar
- arring participle, present
- arred participle, past
- arrs. plural
- arr.'s plural
- arr's plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arr mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of arrival.
- 2
Abbreviation of arrangement.
- 3
Abbreviation of arrondissement.
- 4
Alternative form of ar; the name of the Latin script letter R/r.
interjection
- 1
UKYes.
- 2
Used stereotypically in imitation of pirates.
noun
- 1
Initialism of annual recurring revenue.
- 2
Initialism of accounting rate of return.
verb
- 1
rareTo say “arr” like a pirate.
How do you know someone's a pirate? Because they arr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does arr come from?
By abbreviation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).