Master the Correct English Pronunciation of Common Tech Terms

Today we focus on a practical skill for developers: the correct pronunciation of common technical English terms. The following list shows each word with a ✅ correct IPA transcription (based on Youdao dictionary audio) and a ❌ typical wrong pronunciation.

Linux: ✅ ['lɪnəks] ❌ [ˈlɪnʌks; ˈlɪnjuːks]
Ubuntu: ✅ [ʊ'bʊntʊ] ❌ [juː'bʊntʊ]
ASCII: ✅ ['æski] ❌ [ɑːsk]
Django: ✅ [ˈdʒæŋɡoʊ] ❌ [diˈdʒæŋɡoʊ]
Apache: ✅ [ə'pætʃɪ] ❌ [ʌpʌtʃ]
AJAX: ✅ ['eidʒæks] ❌ [ə'dʒʌks]
app: ✅ [æp] ❌ [eipi'pi]
SQL: ✅ [ˈsiːkwəl]/[ˈesˈkjuːˈel]
den y: ✅ [dɪ'naɪ] ❌ ['dæni]
access: ✅ ['ækses] ❌ [ək'ses]
Adobe: ✅ [ə'dəʊbi] ❌ [əˈdub]
admin: ✅ ['ædmɪn] ❌ [ɜ:d'mɪn]
agile: ✅ ['ædʒaɪl] ❌ [ə'dʒaɪl]
amazon: ✅ ['æməzən] ❌ ['əmeizən; ə'meizən]
analogy: ✅ [əˈnælədʒi] ❌ [ænə'lɒdʒi]
Angular: ✅ ['æŋgjʊlə] ❌ ['æŋɡələ; 'æŋdʒʌlə]
alias: ✅ [ˈeɪliəs] ❌ [ə'lais]
archive: ✅ ['ɑːkaɪv] ❌ ['ətʃɪv]
array: ✅ [ə'rei] ❌ [æ'rei]
aspect: ✅ ['æspekt] ❌ [ə'spekt]
avatar: ✅ ['ævətɑː] ❌ [ə'vʌtɑ]
Azure: ✅ ['æʒə] ❌ [ˈæzʊʒə]
bind: ✅ [baɪnd] ❌ [bɪnd]
cache: ✅ [kæʃ] ❌ [kætʃ]
clang: ✅ [klæŋ] ❌ [sɪlæŋ]
Daemon: ✅ ['diːmən] ❌ [[dæmən]]
deque: ✅ ['dek] ❌ [di'kju]
doc: ✅ [dɒk] ❌ [daʊk]
... (list continues for all entries)

Source: github.com/shimohq/chinese-programmer-wrong-pronunciation