How is URI pronounced?

URI is most commonly pronounced "U R I" (/ˌjuː ɑːr ˈaɪ/). Letter-by-letter dominant; "yoo-ree" rare.

Is URI sometimes pronounced "yoo ree"?

Yes — "yoo ree" (/ˈjʊəri/) is one of the alternate readings in active use.

How to pronounce URI (and the alternate readings)

How to pronounce URI

acronym contested

U R I /ˌjuː ɑːr ˈaɪ/ mp3

or: yoo ree /ˈjʊəri/

URI is most commonly pronounced "U R I" (/ˌjuː ɑːr ˈaɪ/). This is one of several readings in active use; the developer community hasn't converged on a single answer.

Letter-by-letter dominant; "yoo-ree" rare.

Alternate readings you might hear:

"yoo ree" /ˈjʊəri/

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

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

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

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

$ say-it --why URI # 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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