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How to pronounce rouged

Say it like ROOZHD. Rouged is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ruʒd/ROOZHD
UK British/ruːʒd/ROOZHD
  • ROOZHD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Rouged pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. ROOZHDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of rouged

American and British speakers say rouged in essentially the same way: /ruʒd/ in the US and /ruːʒd/ in the UK.

British respelling: ROOZHD.

What does rouged mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of rouge How to pronounce rouge

Questions about saying rouged

How do you pronounce rouged?

Say ROOZHD. The American pronunciation is /ruʒd/. In British English it is /ruːʒd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in rouged?

Rouged is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: ROOZHD.

Do Americans and Brits say rouged the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /ruʒd/ and the British form is /ruːʒd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).