how to pronounce liège

/ljɛʒ/

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liège is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of liège in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… baiser lisf baisse de liège et c'est …”

meanings of liège

name:

Liège (a city, the provincial capital of Liège, Belgium).
Liège (a province of Belgium).

noun:

Cork (substance).

liège frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word liège occurs in french on average 5.1 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.