English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Pale Pronunciation
Pale is pronounced PAYL, IPA /ˈpeɪl/.
PAYL
US /ˈpeɪl/ · UK /ˈpeɪl/
Syllables: PAYL (1 syllable)
adjective and verb: Light in colour or lacking normal colour, as a face does after a shock.
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Pale in a Sentence
- He went pale when he read the letter.
- They painted the hall a pale green.
- Last year's troubles pale beside this.
Common Mispronunciations of Pale
Not PAL
Pale takes the ay of day, and that long vowel is the only thing holding it apart from pal.
Not PAY-uhl
Nothing is said between the vowel and the l; the glide runs straight into it and the word stays whole.
Tip: Pale and pail are homophones: pale is the colour and pail is the bucket.
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