S/o how do you pronounce Athleta?

[Anonymous]

I say ath-let-a but know several friends who say ath-leet-a.

[Anonymous]

Your first pronunciation is the correct one.

[Anonymous]

pri-?ten(t)-sh?s

[Anonymous]

First one. When in doubt, call the store and see what they say when they answer the phone.

[Anonymous]

The second one ath - leet- a

[Anonymous]

It's like athlete, but with an -ah sound at the end. That's how the people who work there pronounce it, so my guess is it's the correct one.

[Anonymous]

The first one. Ath-let-ah.

[Anonymous]

Athleta official account retweeted it: https://twitter.com/athleta/status/484766692149436416?lang=en

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's like athlete, but with an -ah sound at the end. That's how the people who work there pronounce it, so my guess is it's the correct one.

No they don’t.

[Anonymous]

it like the "let" in lettuce.

[Anonymous]

Ath-let-ti-ca


I know its wrong.

[Anonymous]

I’ve always pronounced it ath-LAY-tah.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First one. When in doubt, call the store and see what they say when they answer the phone.

Ath-let-a sounds so very very stupid.

[Anonymous]

I pronounce it with a long E (ath-LEE-tah) for two reasons:

1. Athlete has a long E.
2. Generally, a vowel followed by a single consonant then another vowel is long.

If they wanted it to have a short E, they should have spelled it Athletta.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I pronounce it with a long E (ath-LEE-tah) for two reasons:

1. Athlete has a long E.
2. Generally, a vowel followed by a single consonant then another vowel is long.

If they wanted it to have a short E, they should have spelled it Athletta.

But is that usually the case when the second vowel is an "a"?

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