How to pronounce colored in American English
“colored” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to colored the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “colored” in: all accents · British English (51 clips)
“colored” in real sentences — American speakers
895 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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those signs that said white men, colored men, white women, colored women, white waiting, and colored
The Obama White House
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They're brightly colored.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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distinctly colored as well.
NIST
Words that sound like “colored”
Words one sound away from colored — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “colored”
Why real speech
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