Editing Voiced retroflex approximant (section)

{{Short description|Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ɻ⟩ in IPA}}
{{Infobox IPA
|ipa symbol=ɻ
|ipa number=152
|decimal=635
|xsampa=r\`
|kirshenbaum=r
|braille=256
|braille2=number
|imagefile=IPA Unicode 0x027B.svg
|imagesize=150px
}}
{{Infobox IPA
|above=Labialized voiced retroflex approximant
|ipa symbol=ɻʷ
|sound=Retroflex approximant.ogg
}}

The '''voiced retroflex approximant''' is a type of [[consonant]] used in some [[language]]s. The symbol in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] that represents this sound is {{angbr IPA|ɻ}}, and the equivalent [[X-SAMPA]] symbol is <code>r\`</code>. The IPA symbol is a turned lowercase letter ''r'' with a rightward hook protruding from the lower right of the letter.

The [[velar bunched approximant]] found in some varieties of [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[American English]] sounds similar to the retroflex approximant but it has a very different articulation.