how to pronounce hue

/hjuː/

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the above transcription of hue is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

hue is pronounced in one syllable

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uː

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An example use of hue in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… prevailing hue of empire in darjeeling …”

meaning of hue

Hue is a color.

hue frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word hue occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.