How to pronounce “foliage”
Say “foliage” in 3 beats
foliage
/ˈfoʊliɪdʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈfəʊlɪɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- folfoʊstress
- iagli
- eɪdʒ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈfoʊliɪdʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈfəʊlɪɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- FOH-lee-ij
- Syllables
- 3 — FOL-iag-e
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: FOL-iag-e. “fol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈfoʊliɪdʒ/
/ˈfəʊlɪɪdʒ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “foliage” goes wrong
- Often heard
“FOY-lij”/ˈfɔɪlɪdʒ/
three syllables: FOH-lee-ij, not the two-syllable foil-ij
What “foliage” means
- noun
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- noun
(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
Say it in a sentence
“The foliage turns deep red for about three weeks in October.”“foliage”, answered
How do you pronounce “foliage”?
“foliage” is pronounced /ˈfoʊliɪdʒ/ (FOH-lee-ij) in American English and /ˈfəʊlɪɪdʒ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “fol”. Build it as FOL-iag-e, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “foliage” have?
3: fol · iag · e. The beat lands on the first, “fol”.
Is “foliage” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈfoʊliɪdʒ/ (FOH-lee-ij); British English says /ˈfəʊlɪɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “foliage” mean?
As a noun: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants For example: “The foliage turns deep red for about three weeks in October.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “foliage”?
Stress the first syllable: FOL-iag-e. “fol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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