How do you pronounce data?

Q: How do you pronounce data?

data is pronounced DAY-tuh / DAH-tuh (/ˈdeɪtə/ 或 /ˈdɑːtə/). Both DAY-tuh and DAH-tuh are standard, the latter more common in Britain and Australia. The short-a DAT-uh is not.

DAY-tuh / DAH-tuh/ˈdeɪtə/ 或 /ˈdɑːtə/

Commonly said as: "DAT-uh"

Correct readingwith the dictionary applied

day tuh

Raw machine readingno correction at all

data

What it is

Data is information in machine-readable form.

Why it gets said wrong

Both DAY-tuh and DAH-tuh are standard, the latter more common in Britain and Australia. The short-a DAT-uh is not.

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Example sentence

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