How is omicron pronounced?

omicron is most commonly pronounced "om ih kron" (/ˈɒmɪkrɒn/). Greek letter ο; "OM-ih-kron" vs "OH-mih-kron".

Is omicron sometimes pronounced "oh mih kron"?

Yes — "oh mih kron" (/ˈoʊmɪkrɒn/) is one of the alternate readings in active use.

How to pronounce omicron (and the alternate readings)

How to pronounce omicron

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om ih kron /ˈɒmɪkrɒn/ mp3

or: oh mih kron /ˈoʊmɪkrɒn/

omicron is most commonly pronounced "om ih kron" (/ˈɒmɪkrɒn/). This is one of several readings in active use; the developer community hasn't converged on a single answer.

Greek letter ο; "OM-ih-kron" vs "OH-mih-kron".

Alternate readings you might hear:

"oh mih kron" /ˈoʊmɪkrɒn/

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 omicron # primary × 3 + audible "or: …" for each alternate

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

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

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

$ say-it --why omicron # 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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