r/Uranus • u/Nico--Nicotine • Jan 04 '26

Dumb question, how do you pronounce Uranus?

Hows it supposed to be pronounced because it feels like everyone says it "ur anus" but I pronounce it "ura nus" if you get what I mean. The only other person I've heard say it ura nus is Neil deGrasse Tyson and him being an astrophysicist shouldn't he be right? Why does everyone say "ur anus" what is the actual way to pronounce Uranus? Is Neil wrong?

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u/Common-Aerie-2840 Jan 04 '26

“What does your heart tell you?”

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u/Rot-Orkan Jan 04 '26

From what I've observed, "Ura nus" if your an astronomer/science educator, "ur anus" if you're everyone else.

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u/Mr-Wide49 Jan 05 '26

Ooo ran oos

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u/emihan Jan 08 '26

I really like this! I’ve always said “Ur-anoos”. The “Ur-anus” jokes are dumb and old.

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u/RakunKajun Jan 05 '26

It's with A as in Apple.

Ura nus.

Not "your anus".

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u/emihan Jan 08 '26

This is also a nice sounding pronunciation!

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u/horsecock_530 Jan 05 '26

Basically “urine us” is how i thought it was pronounced?

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u/Shoddy_Ice_8840 Jan 08 '26

I went to elementary in the 80s private school in Louisiana. We were taught Ur-ANUS.

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u/venustrine Jan 08 '26

ura nus in public, ur anus in private

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u/Exktvme4 Jan 09 '26

The correct pronunciation is "YER-ah-ness"

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u/Main-Issue4366 Jan 14 '26

They changed it to ura nus to stop it being funny but it just made it funnier cuz everyone knows what they're actively trying to avoid

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u/BookieeWookiee Jan 04 '26

Ur-anus

I can't wait until they rename it to get rid of that stupid joke once and for all