In my experience most people that say regex a lot tend to pronounce it "rezh-eks". The softening drop from g to j to zh is a fascinating one in this context, an

In my experience most people that say regex a lot tend to pronounce it "rezh-eks". The softening drop from g to j to zh is a fascinating one in this context, and I think makes it easier to pronounce a lot. I'm not one to argue that it is the "right" pronunciation in general, but it is the "feels right" pronunciation to me.