How to pronounce Werkzeug
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Werkzeug is most commonly pronounced "verk tsoyk" (/ˈvɛrkˌtsɔɪk/). This is the widely-used reading among engineers, though edge cases exist.
The WSGI library under Flask, German for "tool" — Pallets' own project page says so. German spelling trips up English readers four ways: W is a V, z is "ts", eu is "oy", and the final g devoices to a k, giving "VERK-tsoyk". The common English readings "WERK-zoog" and "WORK-zeeg" are simply wrong.
Source: Wiktionary — Werkzeug (German) /ˈvɛʁkˌtsɔʏ̯k/
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How do you pronounce Werkzeug?
Werkzeug is pronounced "verk tsoyk" (/ˈvɛrkˌtsɔɪk/). The WSGI library under Flask, German for "tool" — Pallets' own project page says so. German spelling trips up English readers four ways: W is a V, z is "ts", eu is "oy", and the final g devoices to a k, giving "VERK-tsoyk". The common English readings "WERK-zoog" and "WORK-zeeg" are simply wrong. Source: Wiktionary — Werkzeug (German) /ˈvɛʁkˌtsɔʏ̯k/.
What is the IPA for Werkzeug?
The IPA for Werkzeug is /ˈvɛrkˌtsɔɪk/, respelled "verk tsoyk".
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