How to pronounce “color”
Say “color” in 2 beats
color
/ˈkʌlɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kʌlə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- colkʌstress
- orlɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkʌlɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /kʌlə/
- Also accepted
- /ˈkɔlɚ/
- Respelling
- KU-luh
- Syllables
- 2 — COL-or
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: COL-or. “col” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkʌlɚ/
/kʌlə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “color” means
- noun
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
“a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light”
- noun
interest and variety and intensity
“the Puritan Period was lacking in color”
- noun
the timbre of a musical sound
“the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music”
Say it in a sentence
“She couldn't decide which color to paint the fence.”“color”, answered
How do you pronounce “color”?
“color” is pronounced /ˈkʌlɚ/ (KU-luh) in American English and /kʌlə/ in British English, and /ˈkɔlɚ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “col”. Build it as COL-or, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “color” have?
2: col · or. The beat lands on the first, “col”.
Is “color” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkʌlɚ/ (KU-luh); British English says /kʌlə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “color” mean?
As a noun: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect For example: “a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “color”?
Stress the first syllable: COL-or. “col” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “color” and see every sound
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