Reference reading
en vid ee uh
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How to pronounce NVIDIA
NVIDIA is pronounced en-VID-ee-uh, with the stress on VID. The opening N is said like the letter N.
NVIDIA
- IPA
- /ɛnˈvɪdiə/
- Say it like
- en-VID-ee-uh
enVIDeeuh
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No US/UK difference: both follow the company's en-VID-ee-uh. Dictionaries write the first vowel /ɛ/ (US) or /e/ (UK), but it is the same sound.
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NVIDIA
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In a sentence
这台机器上插了四张 NVIDIA 显卡。
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COMMON MISTAKES
How people get NVIDIA wrong
Often heard
nuh-VID-ee-uh
Treating the N as an ordinary consonant and blending it into the next syllable. NVIDIA's own guidelines spell it en-VID-eeyah, with the N said like the letter name.
Sayen-VID-ee-uh
Often heard
en-vee-DEE-uh
Moving the stress to the third syllable, or giving every syllable equal weight. The stress belongs on VID, the second syllable.
Sayen-VID-ee-uh
IN A SENTENCE
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NVIDIA designs the graphics cards in many gaming PCs.
The new data center runs on thousands of NVIDIA GPUs.
Jensen Huang co-founded NVIDIA in 1993.
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What is NVIDIA?
NVIDIA is an American technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is best known for its GeForce graphics cards and GPUs, and its chips are now widely used for artificial intelligence and data center computing. It was founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem.
The name comes from invidia, the Latin word for envy. The founders reportedly labeled early files NV, for next version, and Huang suggested invidia, with the idea of building graphics chips that would leave competitors green with envy.
NVIDIA's logo guidelines say the name is always written in upper case and give the pronunciation as en-VID-eeyah. Older logos used a lowercase n, so you will also see nVidia, and many news outlets write Nvidia. All of these spellings are pronounced the same way.
FAQ
NVIDIA pronunciation FAQ
The questions people ask most when they look up NVIDIA.
Is it pronounced en-VID-ee-uh or nuh-VID-ee-uh?+
en-VID-ee-uh. NVIDIA's own logo guidelines print the pronunciation as en-VID-eeyah, so the N is said like the letter name, not as a quick nuh before the VID.
Why is NVIDIA written in all caps?+
The company's brand guidelines state that NVIDIA is always written in upper case. Many publications still use Nvidia for readability, and older logos used a lowercase n. The pronunciation does not change with the spelling.
Do Americans and Brits say NVIDIA differently?+
No. As a brand name, NVIDIA is said the same way in both countries: en-VID-ee-uh, stressed on the second syllable. Dictionaries may write the first vowel as /ɛ/ or /e/, but that is a notation convention, not a different sound.
What does the name NVIDIA mean?+
It comes from invidia, Latin for envy. The founders reportedly used NV, short for next version, in early file names and chose a word containing those letters, hoping rivals would be green with envy.
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