Editing Guttural R (section)

===Standard German===
[[File:De-Puerto Rico.ogg|thumb|{{lang|de|Puerto Rico}} /ˈpu̯ɛʁto ˈʁiːko/ from Berlin.]]
Although the first standardized pronunciation dictionary by [[Theodor Siebs]] prescribed an alveolar pronunciation, most varieties of [[German language|German]] are now spoken with a uvular rhotic, usually a fricative or approximant {{IPAblink|ʁ}}, rather than a trill {{IPAblink|ʀ}}. The alveolar pronunciation {{IPA|[{{IPAplink|r}} ~ {{IPAplink|ɾ}}]}} continues to be considered acceptable in all Standard German varieties, but is most common in the south as well as the far North of German-speaking Europe. It also remains prevailing in classical singing and, to a lesser degree, in stage acting (see {{lang|de|[[Bühnendeutsch]]}}).

In [[German dialects]], the alveolar has survived somewhat more widely than in the standard language, though there are several regions, especially in [[Central German]], where even the broadest rural dialects use a uvular R.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}

Regardless of whether a uvular or an alveolar pronunciation is used, German post-vocalic "r" is often vocalized to {{IPAblink|ɐ̯}}, {{IPAblink|ə̯}}, or a simple lengthening {{IPAblink|ː}}. This is most common in the [[syllable coda]], as in [[non-rhotic]] English, but sometimes occurs before an underlying [[schwa]], too. Vocalization of "r" is rare only in [[Alemannic German|Alemannic]] (velar) and [[Swabian German|Swabian]] (uvular) German.