Learn the correct pronunciation of modern serverless and distributed database platforms used in full-stack development interviews.
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How is Supabase correctly pronounced?
Supabase is pronounced 'SOO-puh-base' — 'Supa' sounds like 'super' shortened (SOO-puh), then 'base' as the common word (BASE). Stress on SOO. Don't say 'SOO-pay-base'. In a technical interview: "We use SOO-puh-base as our open-source Firebase alternative — it gives us Postgres with real-time subscriptions and row-level security."
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How is PlanetScale correctly pronounced?
PlanetScale is pronounced 'PLAN-et-skale' — 'Planet' as the word (PLAN-et), then 'Scale' rhymes with 'ale' (SKALE). Stress on PLAN. In a technical interview: "We migrated to PLAN-et-skale for its non-blocking schema changes and horizontal sharding based on Vitess."
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How is Xata correctly pronounced?
Xata is pronounced 'ZAH-tuh' — the X is pronounced like a Z (ZAH), then 'ta' with a schwa (tuh). Stress on ZAH. Don't say 'EKS-ah-tuh' spelling it out. In a technical interview: "We use ZAH-tuh as our serverless database platform — it has a spreadsheet-like UI and built-in full-text search."
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How is Turso correctly pronounced?
Turso is pronounced 'TUR-soh' — 'Tur' with a short U like 'turn' (TUR), then 'so' (SOH). Stress on TUR. Don't say 'tur-SOH'. In a technical interview: "We use TUR-soh for edge-deployed SQLite — it's built on lib-SQL and lets us run databases close to users globally."
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How is CockroachDB correctly pronounced?
CockroachDB is pronounced 'KOK-rohch-dee-bee' — 'Cockroach' as the insect (KOK-rohch), then 'DB' spelled out as dee-bee. Stress on KOK. In a technical interview: "We chose KOK-rohch-dee-bee for its distributed SQL capabilities and survivability — it stays up even when nodes go down."