Proper Pronunciation Guide
data
[
de͜i 
ə]
Tips:
- It is best to pronounce the vowel in the first syllable like the name of the letter “a”—/e͜i/.
- Pronounce the letter “t” as a lightly tapped /d/ in quick speech.
Practice Sentences:
| The data was collected by his assistants. | |
| We really don't have good data on this. |
Notes:
- Some pronounce this word as [dæ tə].
- Although this word (from Latin) is the plural of “datum,” it is now almost always used as a mass noun, taking a singular verb—as in the first sentence above—except in some scientific papers, where datum and data are used as countable singular and plural nouns.