German 'r' and sore throat

[Kraut]

I do think that the German "r" sound can hurt a bit when you let the back of the tongue vibrate against the palate too strongly. To avoid this just let the tongue touch the palate at the point of articulation and withdraw it without vibration.

[slowmoon]

I don't have enough experience with German yet but the R does usually sound a little "softer" than a French one to me.

Yes, the French R is usually an uvular fricative. The German R is usually an uvular approximant where little-to-no contact is made between the tongue and the uvula. You'll hear the uvular fricative or uvular trill used mainly for emphasis or articulation.

The uvular approximant will never hurt anyone's throat. Good news for the original poster.

[Kraut]

There are people that have a problem with Rachen-R

https://www.super-spanisch.de/spanien/t ... ch-lernte/

Nun, wenn man aber ein medizinisches Problem hat, ständig Schmerzen durch das Rachen-R und Sabbern; dann schränkt das einen schon ein, besonders, wenn man den Mund nicht mehr aufmachen möchte.