Pronunciation of "via(s)"

[Karel]

Hi,

As you may have noticed (or not), English isn't my mothertongue and I was wondering why, many times, the word "via" is pronounced differently in the context of pcb.
What is the correct pronunciation of "via's" when we talk about pcb's?

Thanks.

[Monkeh]

Whatever pronounciation you're used to. Potato potato.

[TimFox]

In the US, I have heard only the pronunciation "VEE-AH".

[SpecialK]

Sometimes pronounced "plated through-hole"

[ledtester]

Either of these ways is fine even in the US:

https://youtu.be/gvYxxY43W9Q

[SiliconWizard]

"via" being a latin word, I guess "vee-ah" would be the most "correct" from an etymology standpoint, and that's what I've heard the most too. But occasionally some people (speaking in english) say "v-aɪ-ah".

As ledtester showed, the Collins considers that both forms are correct. So, in the end, doesn't matter.

[tooki]

Sometimes pronounced "plated through-hole"

"Plated through-hole" and "via" are not synonyms. PTHs are plated holes through which you insert a component lead; vias are plated holes through which component leads are not placed.

[tooki]

Either of these ways is fine even in the US:

https://youtu.be/gvYxxY43W9Q

Goodness, she's scary. They might have been wiser to just use an audio-only recording!

[Zero999]

Either of these ways is fine even in the US:

https://youtu.be/gvYxxY43W9Q

Goodness, she's scary. They might have been wiser to just use an audio-only recording!

No emotion. Is she real, or a bot?

Yes, I've heard both pronunciations before.

[SiliconWizard]

Sometimes pronounced "plated through-hole"

"Plated through-hole" and "via" are not synonyms. PTHs are plated holes through which you insert a component lead; vias are plated holes through which component leads are not placed.

That's right. Besides, conversely, not *all* vias are PTH. Blind and buried vias are *not* through-holes at all.

[tooki]

Either of these ways is fine even in the US:

https://youtu.be/gvYxxY43W9Q

Goodness, she's scary. They might have been wiser to just use an audio-only recording!

No emotion. Is she real, or a bot?

I feel like there is emotion in that death stare!

[tooki]

Sometimes pronounced "plated through-hole"

"Plated through-hole" and "via" are not synonyms. PTHs are plated holes through which you insert a component lead; vias are plated holes through which component leads are not placed.

That's right. Besides, conversely, not *all* vias are PTH. Blind and buried vias are *not* through-holes at all.

I should have remembered that fact, given that just 2 weeks ago, I spun a PCB with hundreds of tented vias (since I needed the silkscreen to be legible for the kids who'll be assembling the kits — on the prior version, the via stitching left the silkscreen looking rather moth-eaten). Altium defaults to open vias, so changing them to tented was an extra step I had to do explicitly.

[Someone]

Either of these ways is fine even in the US:

https://youtu.be/gvYxxY43W9Q

Goodness, she's scary. They might have been wiser to just use an audio-only recording!

No emotion. Is she real, or a bot?

Yes, I've heard both pronunciations before.

Hair physics too detailed to be a bot....

[notsob]

so now pronounce "viaduct"

[eti]

Whilst we're discussing this, let's go for:

"GIF": there's no "discussion" for this, it's an acronym of "Graphics Interchange Format" - the first letter of "GIF" is therefore going to be, phonetically sounded as  "Guh" and not "Juh", as it's only a moron who thinks that you'd pronounce "Graphics" as "Jraphics" 

Yeah I know it's very tired, that debate. Logic wins over "opinion" though.

There's others, but I've no inclination to digress further.

[CatalinaWOW]

Sometimes pronounced "plated through-hole"

"Plated through-hole" and "via" are not synonyms. PTHs are plated holes through which you insert a component lead; vias are plated holes through which component leads are not placed.

That's right. Besides, conversely, not *all* vias are PTH. Blind and buried vias are *not* through-holes at all.

AFAIK they all start out as plated through holes.  And then loose the through part when layers are stacked.  But from the standpoint of completed PCB usage you are perfectly correct.

[CatalinaWOW]

so now pronounce "viaduct"

It just wouldn't be English if spelling or pronunciation were consistent.  Even within a regional dialect.

[Ed.Kloonk]

Either of these ways is fine even in the US:

https://youtu.be/gvYxxY43W9Q

Goodness, she's scary. They might have been wiser to just use an audio-only recording!

No emotion. Is she real, or a bot?

Yes, I've heard both pronunciations before.

Hair physics too detailed to be a bot....

Hey lady, blink twice if you're being held hostage.

[vk6zgo]

In proper Oz English it is  "v-eye-uh".(with the "v" as in "very")
No, we don't have the gaps----- they are just to show the pronunciation of the individual elements.

[pickle9000]

Just add an "eh" to the end and everything will work out. At least that's how we do it in Canader eh.

[Nominal Animal]

- How do you pronounce 'y-e-s'?
- (answer)
- Thanks!  How do you pronounce it if you add an e to the front, 'e-y-e-s'?
- (confusion)

English is odd.  That's why I've switched from trying to pronounce things "well" like they taught us in school, to Rally English.  Much better.

[Ed.Kloonk]

- How do you pronounce 'y-e-s'?
- (answer)
- Thanks!  How do you pronounce it if you add an e to the front, 'e-y-e-s'?
- (confusion)

English is odd.  That's why I've switched from trying to pronounce things "well" like they taught us in school, to Rally English.  Much better.

Aye.

Hai!

[T3sl4co1l]

Same way you pronounce Bob Villa.



Tim

[Karel]

Thanks everybody for the clarifications 

It's clear that both pronunciations can be used, at least in practice.
Now I have to pick one...

[Ed.Kloonk]

Thanks everybody for the clarifications 

It's clear that both pronunciations can be used, at least in practice.
Now I have to pick one...

Wanna blow ppl's minds? Use both interchangeably during a single conversation.