Pronunciation/Brand names
How do you pronounce Nike?
NY-kee/ˈnaɪki/
Commonly said as: rhyming it with "bike"
nye kee
Nike
What it is
Nike is the American sportswear brand, named after the Greek goddess of victory.
Why it gets said wrong
Two syllables, ending in "kee". Chairman Philip Knight confirmed NY-kee publicly in 2014. English -ike usually rhymes with bike, which is what trips models up.
Hear it in a sentence
These are the new Nike shoes.
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