how to pronounce purple

/ˈpɜː.pəl/

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the above transcription of purple 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.

purple is pronounced in two syllables

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ɜː

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

“… map was the Purple Line here is the car …”

meaning of purple

Purple is a color.

purple frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word purple occurs in english on average 13.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.