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Beige Pronunciation

Beige is pronounced BAYZH, IPA /ˈbeɪʒ/.

BAYZH

US /ˈbeɪʒ/  ·  UK /ˈbeɪʒ/

Syllables: BAYZH (1 syllable)

adjective and noun: A pale sandy brown colour.

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Beige in a Sentence

  • The whole flat was painted beige.
  • She wore a beige coat over the uniform.
  • Beige is back, apparently.

Common Mispronunciations of Beige

Not BAYJ

The ending is the soft zh of measure, not the harder j of judge. English borrowed this sound from French and uses it in only a handful of words.

Not BEEZH

The vowel is the ay of eight, which is what the ei spelling signals here.

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