Dogecoin is considered the first “meme coin” and, more specifically, the first to feature a dog. Despite its satirical nature, many investors consider it a legitimate investment prospect that boasts a large online community.
Dogecoin, abbreviation: DOGE; sign: Ð, is a crypto created a decade ago in December 2013 by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer. The two decided to create a payment system as a “joke” to make fun of Bitcoin and the many other cryptocurrencies boasting grand plans to take over the world. With the help of Reddit, the coin became an instant internet sensation.
Dogecoin is based on the Scrypt algorithm, and the transaction process is more convenient than Bitcoin. Now, let’s learn how to pronounce Dogecoin. Dogecoin features the face of the Shiba Inu dog Kabosu with a sidelong glance from the popular meme featuring Doge.
While it is one of the hottest cryptocurrencies in the world, many investors can’t help but wonder whether they use the correct Dogecoin pronunciation. The word Doge is a deliberate misspelling of ‘Dog.’ So, it does not have an obvious pronunciation. Most conversations about Dogecoin take place on text-based Internet forums and social media.
How exactly is Dogecoin pronounced? Does the ‘ge’ turn into a ‘j’ sound? Is the ‘e’ silent, or is it pronounced like in Dog-E-coin? Someone could easily say “dodge” to be smooth on the tongue for a two-syllable word. Doge pronunciation varies across different English-speaking and non-English-speaking countries.
The name also has preferential pronunciations (fav cryptocurrency); some prefer to pronounce the first syllable like “dog” or “doggy,” or even those favor “dodge,” “dohg koin,” or “dog-ee koin.” Based on its lineage, maintaining the same pronunciation would make sense, right?
Markus: Originally, I started pronouncing it with a hard “g” but have recently moved toward a softer “g” sound – like in “giraffe.” Wikipedia refers to the Homestar Runner puppet show to provide the pronunciation of Doge /ˈdoʊ(d)ʒkɔɪn/ DOHJ-koyn or DOHZH-koyn.
The moral here is that you cannot enforce a single, universal pronunciation of Dogecoin digital currencies; it is mainly antithetical to the community spirit of the project. The Dogecoin community sprouted organically to support it is light-hearted and whimsical. There’s nothing less whimsical and light-hearted than correcting someone’s pronunciation.’
Markus and Palmer created Dogecoin, and we can take the tip from them. The peer-to-peer-based coin continues to enjoy a significant following, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and mentions in major publications like the Wall Street Journal.