Consonants /ʒ/ versus /l/, 6 pairs     [beigbail.html]

The /ʒ/ sound is spelled with <ge> in words of French origin or <zu> in seizure. The /l/ sound is spelled with <l>.

This is a contrast between a fricative and a lateral continuant, both voiced. It is not a problem.


beige bail 
rouge rule
  rouged ruled
  rouging ruling
seizure sealer 
  seizures sealers 

John Higgins, Shaftesbury, December 2010
updated Chiang Mai, 2024