How do native English speakers say "data"?

Native speakers reduce "data" to "dada" (ˈdeɪ.ɾə) in natural speech. Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.

data → dada | Flapping

Q: What is the connected speech form of "data"?

"data" becomes "dada" — a flapping pattern. When the /t/ or /d/ sound is between two vowel sounds, especially if the second vowel is unstressed, it often changes to a quick, light /ɾ/ sound, similar to the 'tt' in 'butter'. This phenomenon is called 'flapping'.

data → dada ˈdeɪ.ɾə Flapping

Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.

When the /t/ or /d/ sound is between two vowel sounds, especially if the second vowel is unstressed, it often changes to a quick, light /ɾ/ sound, similar to the 'tt' in 'butter'. This phenomenon is called 'flapping'.

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data → dada

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Example 1

We need to analyze the data carefully.

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Example 2

The company collected a lot of user data.

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Example 3

Is the data accurate for this report?

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Example 4

Did you even look at the dada before presenting that?

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Example 5

I'm still sorting through all this dada for the project.

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data → dada