how to pronounce colors

/ˈkʌlɚz/

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colors is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of colors in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… they may wear different colors but …”

meanings of colors

noun:

Plural of color.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of color.

colors frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word colors occurs in english on average 84.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.