How to pronounce Go

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go /ɡoʊ/ mp3

or: go lang /ˈɡoʊ læŋ/

Go is most commonly pronounced "go" (/ɡoʊ/). This is the widely-used reading among engineers, though edge cases exist.

"go" the word; "Golang" common in writing/SEO but pronounced "Go".

Alternate readings you might hear:

"go lang" /ˈɡoʊ læŋ/

Source: Go

Pronouncing project and product names correctly avoids the small but persistent friction of being gently corrected during standups, conference Q&As, and team calls. Hearing the word a few times locks in the right reading better than reading IPA ever will. Pronounce is a community-maintained dictionary — every entry tagged with a confidence level and (where possible) a citable source.

Hear it from the command line

$ say-it Go # primary × 3 + audible "or: …" for each alternate

$ say-it --alt Go # focus on the first alternate

$ say-it --all Go # primary AND every alternate, each repeated

$ say-it --solo Go # primary only, no "or: …" tail

$ say-it --why Go # print the dict entry with source URL

Install the CLI: git clone https://github.com/anzy-renlab-ai/pronounce.git && cd pronounce && ./install.sh

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How to pronounce Go

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