How to pronounce Jsonnet

Jsonnet is most commonly pronounced "JAY son it" (/ˈdʒeɪ ˌsɑːnɪt/). This pronunciation is documented by the project itself (see Jsonnet official site (Google)).

Google's data-templating / configuration language (common in Kubernetes / infra tooling). The official site states verbatim: "The name Jsonnet is a portmanteau of JSON and sonnet, pronounced 'jay sonnet'." So it's JAY (from JSON's 'jay-son') overlapping into SONNET — three syllables JAY-SON-it, primary stress on JAY (like JSON itself). Note the General American 'sonnet' vowel is /ɑː/, not British /ɒ/. Common mistakes: 'jay-SO-net', 'juh-SON-et', or reading it like the French name 'Jeannette'. The intended reading bakes in JSON (jay-son) + sonnet.

Alternate readings you might hear:

• "JAY sun et" /ˈdʒeɪsən ˌɛt/

Source: Jsonnet official site (Google)

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